However, in her ruling on Monday, Judge Sammy proved the government’s assertion wrong about the charges against Crane Currency, after which she said, because only the past and current CBL’s officials that were indicted and the writ of arrest was served on them and not on Crane Currency, as the government over the months had claimed. Meaning that Crane Currency has not been brought under the jurisdiction of her court as per her records, Judge Sammy ruled. Notwithstanding, her ruling said, “Being the Republic of Liberia that indicted Crane Currency and has filed a motion to nulle prose quoi (drop) the indictment against Crane Currency in accordance with the law.”Sammy’s ruling is in line with a request to drop the charges against Crane Currency filed before the court on January 10, 2020. Notwithstanding, Sammy said, since the government requested the court to drop charges against Crane Currency on ground that it does not intend to prosecute the company, the motion, she ruled, “is hereby granted with prejudice to the state, meaning, all charges levied against Crane Currency are hereby ordered dropped, and the indictment also ordered dismissed.”She warned that government is barred from bringing these charges against Crane Currency. This, among other claims by Crane Currency, the Ministry of Justice categorically refutes.

Source: Daily Observer January 21, 2020 02:26 UTC