Tweah Turns Himself To Court – Released On 8M Property Bond By: Yassah J Wright

The Resident Circuit Judge of Criminal Court “C”, A. Blamo Dixon, has released former Finance Minister Samuel Tweah on eight 8 million property bonds presented to the court. Judge Dixon said former Finance Minister Tweah arrived in Liberia between 1:00am and 4:00am of September 25,2024, and turned himself over to the court. The Resident Circuit Judge stated that the indictment was served on him and his counsel submitted to the court his criminal appearance bond. Judge Dixon revealed that the bail is a right as provided for in chapter 13, of the Criminal Procedure Law of Liberia and the 1986 Constitution of Liberia. Accordingly, Tweah entering the country was said to have not been noticed by state security, when he suddenly appeared at the court when his team of lawyers posted said bond to prevent him from going to jail. Which bond was resisted by  state lawyers prior to his unnoticed arrival in the country, when the Monrovia City Court issued a Writ of Arrest against him. However, Judge Dixon noted that the court agreed that the alleged offenses levied against Tweah are all billable offense. Judge Dixon indicated that former Finance Minister Tweah is now entitled to bail as a matter of Law and Rights. The Judge further said Defendant Tweah is also entitled to remain salient and that any word spoken out of his mouth will be used against him in the court of law. Judge Dixon indicated that former Finance Minister Tweah is also entitled to a lawyer or lawyers of his own choice and he is entitled to a motion to recuse the change of venue if he so desires. He stated that former Finance Minister Tweah is entitled in all rights provided for under the law of Liberia and such other rights that will be explained to him by his team of lawyers. Judge Dixon revealed that the bond of former Finance Minister Tweah is hereby approved and Tweah is to appear in court on November 12, 2024, upon the opening of court for the November Term of Court, A.D. 2024. The Resident Circuit Judge ordered the sheriff of court” C” to remove former Finance Minister Tweah from the prisoner Bench. It can be re-called that  former government officials indicted for corruption  spent second night at South Beach since they were charged with Economic Sabotage, Illegal Disbursement, Expenditure of Public Money, Theft of Property, Criminal Facilitation and Criminal Conspiracy. According to the Monrovia City Court Writ issued, the government former officials were jailed based upon the oath and complaint by the Republic of Liberia by and thru the Ministry of Justice and the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC). According to City Court Judge Ben Barco, “You are hereby commanded to arrest the living bodies of Samuel D. Tweah, former Minister of Finance and Development Planning (MFDP), Cllr. Nyenati Tuan, former Acting Minister of Justice, Stanley S. Ford, former Director General of the Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA), D. Moses P. Cooper, former Comptroller of the Financial Intelligence Agency, and Jefferson Karmo, former National Security Advisor, and forthwith bring them to the Monrovia City Court, Temple of Justice Building, Montserrado County to answer the charges of Economic Sabotage, Theft and/or Illegal Disbursement and Expenditure of Public Money, Theft of Property, Criminal Facilitation and Criminal Conspiracy.”   The Writ of Arrest said that an elaborate scheme and conspiracy to defraud the Government of Liberia, in July 2023, Defendants conspired with Co-Defendant Stanley S. Ford, and made him a member of the National Security Council of Liberia, in total violation and contravention of the National Security Act of Liberia. Subsequently thereafter, at various times in September, 2023, the Defendants, in carrying out their diabolical scheme and conspiracy and under the false pretense of discharging their duties as officials of the Joint Security of Liberia, unauthorized, criminally, willfully, illegally, knowingly and maliciously, with the intent to defraud the Government of Liberia, stole and converted to their own use and benefit, and did conspire, collude and made to be transferred, from the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) to the operational accounts of the FIA the amounts of LS1,055,152,540.00 and US$5000,000.00. The amounts of LS1,055.145,040.00 and-S$500,000.00 were subsequently withdrawn either on the same day of the transfers or few days thereafter, without any indication or record of how the amounts were disbursed or utilized by the Joint Security of Liberia, in complete and total violations of the New Penal Law of Liberia. Accordingly, the alleged act of the Defendants being unlawful, wicked, illegal and intentional is a violation of the New Penal Law of Liberia, there and then the crimes herein the Defendants did do and commit. Hence, this Writ of Arrest contrary to the form and effect of the statutory laws of Liberia in such cases made and provided against the peace and dignity of this Republic. However, if you divert L$1,055,152,540.00, US$5000,000.00 you will know that the former officials was dragged to court for mismanaging $6.2million.