-Held liable for illegal transfer of over US$1 million
Days after the US State Department released its 2020 Human Rights Report on Liberia implicating judges and magistrates of the Judiciary Branch of the Government of bribery, the Chief Judge of the Commercial Court has been found guilty of withdrawing over US$1 million illegally. The Judicial Inquiry Commission that investigated Judge Eva Mappy Morgan and found her liable has therefore recommended a year suspension for her without pay and benefits.
The Supreme Court’s disciplinary commission, the JIC, after eight months of Investigation on Wednesday, April 7 said, “Eva Mappy Morgan, respondent, recklessly abused her discretion when she illegally ordered the President of the Liberia Bank for Development and Investment (LBDI) to unfreeze the accounts of Ducor Petroleum Inc.
Liberia: Judiciary Inquiry Commission Recommends One-year Suspension for Chief Commercial Court Judge Eva Mappy-Morgan over US$3M Financial Mal-Practice
Liberia: Judiciary Inquiry Commission Recommends One-year Suspension for Chief Commercial Court Judge Eva Mappy-Morgan over US$3M Financial Mal-Practice
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Monrovia – Commercial Court Judge at the Temple of Justice Eva Mappy-Morgan was on Wednesday found guilty of financial malpractice and ordered suspended for one year without pay and benefits by the Judiciary Inquiry Commission (JIC).
The JIC’s recommendation against the head judge of the Commercial Court comes after eight months of investigation into a complaint filed against her by businessman and manager of Liberian owned Ducor Petroleum Company alleging that over US$3 million was withdrawn from his company’s account and given to the Monrovia Oil Trading Company (MOTC) on order of Judge Morgan while the case was pending before the court.
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Chief Justice Francis Korkpor
Chief Justice Francis Korkpor, after coming under heavy public criticism for his role in the impeachment of Associate Justice Kabineh Ja’neh, appears now to be in a fight-back stage being so concerned now about his private life, even as his expected retirement takes effect in 2022.
Chief Justice Korkpor and the entire justice system are under pressure in recent days. With a U.S. government report having implicated the Judiciary of taking bribes and subsequent freezing of Senator Varney Sherman’s assets, the impeachment of Ja’neh and the case involving Lofa County Senator-elect Brownie Samukai have also compounded the criticisms that demean the functions of the Judiciary.
The open spat between Chief Justice Francis Korkpor and the President of the Liberian National Bar Association (LNBA) over whether there were political prisoners in Liberia in 1979 during the administration of the late President Tolbert has claimed public attention and has become the subject of public debate in many circles, both private and public.
The Chief Justice, claiming that he had been accused by unnamed individuals that while serving as Research Coordinator at the Bureau of Corrections, Ministry of Justice, in 1979, he was involved in the torture of political prisoners has dismissed the accusations as untrue and intended to injure his reputation.