Liberia National Bar Association Condemns Death Threat against Chief Justice; Says Its’s a Threat against the Rule of Law
Liberia National Bar Association Condemns Death Threat against Chief Justice; Says Its’s a Threat against the Rule of Law
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MONROVIA – The National Executive Council of the Liberia National Bar Association (LNBA) has condemned the recent death threats made on the life of Chief Justice Francis S. Korkpor by one Mark Jabateh.
The LNBA said the death threats made on the life of Chief Justice Korkpor is a threat against the rule of and the entire legal fraternity of Liberia.
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Chief Justice Francis S. Korkpor
The people of Zao township in Nimba County have released a statement asking authorities of the Liberia National Police and the entire state security apparatus to take seriously the recent death threats issued against Chief Justice Francis Saye-Korkpor by Mike Jabateh, a member of the Mandingo ethnic group. Zao is the home village of Chief Justice Francis Korkpor.
Jabateh, in his comments on Facebook live video during the Ganta land dispute riot, issued death threats against the Chief Justice, accusing him of being behind land disputes in Ganta.
“If one Mandingo man is killed, we will kill chief justice Francis Korkpor,” Jabateh is quoted as saying.
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MONROVIA – The Judiciary under the watch of Chief Justice Francis S. Korkpor has come under the spotlight for lacking independence while judges stand accused of soliciting bribes to try cases or even grant bails – according to the U.S. State Department 2020 Human Rights Report.
The report which was released on Tuesday by the U.S. Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken, cites arbitrary killings, detention and judicial lapses.
On the judiciary, the report states: “The Constitution provides for an independent judiciary, but judges and magistrates were subject to influence and engaged in corruption. Judges sometimes solicited bribes to try cases, grant bail to detainees, award damages in civil cases, or acquit defendants in criminal cases. Defense attorneys and prosecutors sometimes suggested defendants pay bribes to secure favorable decisions from judges, prosecutors, and jurors, or to have court staff place cases on the docket for trial.”
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