The ten defendants in the dock at the Criminal Court AMonrovia – The Liberia National Police has arrested 10 men in Todee District, Montserrado County for allegedly illegal mining activities. They were forwarded to Criminal Court ‘A’ on the writ of Habeas Corpus during the morning hours of Tuesday, April 2, 2019. But they were later set freed by Criminal Court ‘A’ Judge Roosevelt Z. Willie on grounds that they were held in police custody for more than 48 hours without trial. Upon their release by Judge Willie, a Writ of Arrest was served on them for theft of property and economic sabotage. According to the Writ of Arrest, the above-mentioned defendants were arrested in March 2019 in Manjoe Town, Todee District where they were carrying out illegal mining activities.

Source: Front Page Africa April 03, 2019 01:07 UTC