Cocca-Cola said the four had connived and conspired with criminal intent to steal and misapply its proceeds generated from sales in the tone of US$1,882,464.85Monrovia – Criminal Court ‘C’ Judge J. Boima Kontoe has dropped charges against four former Liberia Coca-Cola Bottling Company’s (LCCBC) employees. The four were taken to court on charges of “misapplication of entrusted property, criminal conspiracy and criminal facilitation.”Report by Augustine T. Tweh 00231775524647 / [email protected]George Paye, Emmanuel Tayler, Sam Oyee and Tonia Kparteh were acquitted of the charges on Wednesday, April 17, 2019. During the trial of the case, they were found guilty of the charges by the Grand Jurors of Montserrado County when they were indicted. But in Judge Kontoe’s ruling, the charges were dismissed against them base on the company’s failure to provide evidence against them during the trial of the case. “This court notes that in the prosecution’s submission of February 27, 2019 is evidence of prosecution’s incapability and inability to proceed to trial due to lack of evidence and therefore prayed the court to dismiss the indictment without prejudice to the state,” excerpt of the ruling.

Source: Front Page Africa April 20, 2019 03:00 UTC