Liberia's Justice System in Need of Urgent Overhaul

FrontPageAfricaonline.com— THE RECENT RULING by Judge Nelson Chinneh in the case of Jessica Lloyd versus Lucas Richards has once again thrown the spotlight on Liberia’s justice system. The accusations made by Jessica Lloyd’s family, alleging that Judge Chinneh received a bribe to render Lucas Richards not guilty of attempted murder, are deeply troubling and demand urgent []

FrontPageAfricaonline.com—Liberia: Justice for War Victims, House’s Audit Top Speaker Koffa’s 100-day’s Progress Report. CAPITOL HILL, Monrovia – Moving a step closer to bringing overdue justice for the victims of serious abuses committed during the two civil wars, the House of Representatives under the gavel of Speaker J. Fonati Koffa, voted to establish the War and Economic Crimes Court. The two conflicts between 1989 and 2003 saw widespread atrocities []

www.derryjournal.com—'It’s a justice system but in our case it’s unjust': Family of murdered Derry man Billy McGreanery. Speaking to the Journal moments after the decision by the PPS on Monday, Billy McGreanery and Marjorie Roddy spoke of how they had left no stone unturned in successfully clearing their beloved uncle William (Billy) McGreanery’s name, and in trying to achieve justice for the man who was like a second father to them. “There was always the possibility of this, you just hoped that it wouldn’t come to this and that they would do the right thing, which they haven’t in my opinion,” Billy said....

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