A senior lawyer strongly advised Chief Justice Francis Saye Korkpor not to attend, and or preside over what he considered as “contemplated” impeachment trial by members of the Senate against Associate Justice Kabineh Ja’neh, if lawmakers from the Lower House do not show-up during the hearing of Supreme Court’s Writ of Prohibition. Amara Sheriff believes that, for Justice Korkpor to preside over Ja’neh’s impeachment, demonstrates his clear violation of the Supreme Court orders, and “also send a clear message to the international partners that Liberia has serious political deficit, which is none adherence to the laws of the land. It was also in response to members of the House of Representative letter they wrote to the Supreme Court. “The House letter has the propensity for civilized nations of the world to believe that Liberia is without rule of law given the virulent attack made on the country constitutional court,” he claimed. “Why the House elected to sarcastic another branch of government by describing the Writ of Prohibition ‘a paper’ and purported Writ, he wondered.

Source: Daily Observer September 05, 2018 02:28 UTC