Applicant further allege that the Respondent subjected him to impeachment proceedings with no Prescribed Rules of Procedure thereby depriving him of his fundamental right to fair hearing as stipulated in the 1986 Liberian Constitution. The applicant said that to his surprise, the Chief Justice denied his application and instead proceded to preside over the applicant’s impeachment trial. The Applicant further submits that under Chapter VII, Article 72 (B) of the 1986 Liberian Constitution, He was guaranteed the holding and protection of office as Associate Justice during good behavior until the age of seventy (70). The State urged the Court to declare that the application is inadmissible because the Community Court is incompetent to review, interpret and apply the national constitution and domestic laws of Member States. Also on the panel for the case are Justices Dupe Atoki and Januaria Costa.

Source: Front Page Africa November 10, 2020 02:59 UTC