Monrovia - The Commercial Court at the Temple of Justice has assigned the US$10.7 million debt case involving Lebanese businessman George Haddad against the Government of Liberia for Thursday, December 14, 2017 at the hour of 10:00 am. Earlier, lawyers representing the Alliance and Prestige Motors vehemently opposed the request of state prosecutor Cllr. Fayiah to suspend the case and said that the request was made in bad faith intended to baffle the case. At the start of the case in late 2015, state lawyers in a motion asked the court to dismiss the case on ground that the court established in 2011 by an act of the Legislature had no legal authority over the matter as the transaction was done prior to the establishment of the court. Judge Mappy-Morgan, however, rejected that argument, noting that the Court was established to adjudicate all debt cases.

Source: Front Page Africa December 14, 2017 02:37 UTC