Monrovia - Defendants in the Global Witness bribery allegations trial in Liberia have all pleaded not guilty. The court reluctantly granted the defendants resistance to no jury trial. The account is backed up by leaked emails and company documents seen by Global Witness. “The government must act fast and investigate Sable, Sherman, and the officials they paid.”Meanwhile the state has withdrawn Cllr. "Your honor, I'm seeing my name as a witness and I have no idea because the state didn't inform me.”

Source: Front Page Africa March 09, 2017 10:52 UTC