Judge Roland Dahn
Nearly three months after the Judiciary Inquiry Commission (JIC) suspended the ‘unethical conduct’ accusation against Judge Roland Dahn of the 8th Judicial Circuit Court in Nimba County, the commission is expected by today, Thursday, May 6, to resume the hearing.
Thursday’s hearing was necessitated by the fact that British national, Hans Armstrong, has been privileged to obtain Counselor Amara Sheriff as his legal representative, one major reason for procrastination in the hearing of the case.
Armstrong has contended that he cannot proceed with the Investigation on grounds that lawyers who defended him in his US$5 million case that involved Senate Secretary Nanborlor Singbeh refused to represent him against Judge Dahn.
Judge Roland Dahn
Amid challenges faced by the Judiciary Inquiry Commission (JIC) to obtain lawyers to defend British national Hans Armstrong in the accusation filed against Judge Roland Dahn for an alleged unethical conduct, a senior Supreme Court lawyer, Counselor Amara Sheriff, has unveiled himself to represent the British investor.
It has taken several months to get a lawyer; for lawyers are afraid to avail themselves for what would be a reprisal afterwards.
Before Cllr. Sheriff could agree to take up the investigation of Judge Dahn, the Resident Circuit Judge of the 8th Judicial Circuit Court in Nimba County, the JIC, sometime in February this year through a written communication assured Armstrong that they were going to provide him with legal representation. However, it appeared that they were finding it difficult to live up to their commitment.
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My people at the National Association of Trial Judges, thank you for underscoring your importance in the harmonious development of Liberia.
Thank God you know that without a credible and reliable legal environment, every development effort is a vain toil.
However, I know that the USA is the greatest nation on planet earth. The Treasury Department, without concrete and abundant proofs, will NEVER single out an individual from a professional corps to place sanctions on him for no reasons.
Many local and foreign businesspeople complain of our judiciary system. Many have been victims of the opaqueness of legal proceedings in our country. This indeed, is not sanitary to our vision of reconstruction.