The court order comes out of the repeated absence from court the prosecution fourth witness, police officer Monroe Dennis who had failed to continue his testimony in the trial. On Monday, January 16 the two prosecution lawyers again told the court that its fourth witness Dennis was ill and could not appear again. Jonathan Massaquoi early Monday morning informed the court that witness Dennis was not ill and that the application made by the prosecution was intended to delay the trial. During the visit at the LNP Headquarters, the court’s staff discovered that witness Dennis was at work and not ill as reported by the prosecution lawyers. Due to his absence from court on Tuesday, January 17, Judge Nuta’s ruling at the adjournment of the case, imposing fine on the prosecution.

Source: Front Page Africa January 18, 2017 03:49 UTC