Says a public defender, as Circuit Court Judge warns magistrates against “Bond Fee” collection
Circuit Court Judge, J. Boima Kontoe, has warned Magistrates in Nimba to desist from taking ‘Bond fees’ from defendants or face some serious consequences when caught in the act.
At the opening of the February Term of Court in Sanniquellie on February 8, 2021, Judge Kontoe who now presides over the Eighth Judicial Circuit Court overly emphasized the need for Magistrates not to take bond fee, something that almost overshadowed the court’s opening ceremony.
“If any complaint of taking bond fee from defendant reaches me, I will surely send such person to face the Judicial Inquiry Committee at the Temple of Justice,” Judge Kontoe said.