Liberia: Boakai Making Mockery of War Crimes Court, Judge Dixon Alleges

Liberian Circuit Judge Blamo Dixon says President Joseph Nyumah Boakai is mocking the efforts to establish a War and Economic Crimes Court .

Properties worth millions of dollars were also destroyed during the civil crisis. Even during peacetime, economic crimes continued in the country with impunity over 20 years since the war ended. However, Dixon is not comfortable with the approach. According to him, the best thing is to submit a bill to the House of Representatives to pass it into law.

"The Act will state the composition of the judges' sitting of the court, salary, allowance, and benefits of judges and officers of the war and economic crimes court," Judge Dixon noted.There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later. Regarding the tenure of public officials, Dixon said that President Boakai was to first cite all tenured position holders to a meeting for their performance report for the time served under the Weah-led administration.

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