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Pledge to restitute the full amount (US$1.4M) charged on behalf of Lofa County Senator-elect
A group under the banner, ‘Liberians United in Support of Senator-elect Brownie Jeffrey Tamba Samukai Jr.,’ has condemned in the strongest term the ruling of Criminal Court ‘C’ with support by the Supreme Court to pass a guilty verdict against former Defense Minister and Lofa County Senator-elect, Brownie Samukai, along with Joseph F. Johnson, former Deputy Defense Minister for Administration, and J. Nyumah Dorkor, former Comptroller, for redirecting Pension Funds of members of the Armed Forces of Liberia in the tune of US$1,147,656.35.
The group’s statement, which was released on Sunday, March 7, 2021, came following the Supreme Court’s Stay Order that came as a result of writ of prohibition filed by the Movement for Progress Change (MPC) asking the high court to halt the certification of Senator-elect Samukai.
Senator-elect for Lofa County, Brownie J. Samukai, Jr.
The Liberian Senate has instructed Justice Minister Frank Musah Dean to withdraw the Solicitor General Syrinus Cephus’ communication to NEC instructing that body to suspend the certification of Lofa County Senator-elect Brownie J. Samukai.
It can be called recently, Liberia’s Chief Prosecutor and Solicitor General, Cllr. Syrenius Cephus, wrote the Chairperson of the NEC, instructing her not to certificate Lofa County Senator-elect Brownie Samukai whose conviction by the lower court was affirmed by the Supreme Court.
The Senate Plenary took the decision during Thursday’s session after a motion by Grand Bassa County Senator Nyonblee Karnga-Lawrence, asking that August Body to mandate Minister Dean to retrieve the communication from the NEC latest this Friday.