The rights group challenged the Senate and sought a prohibition on the entire confirmation hearing from the Supreme Court of Liberia. The Justice in Chamber, Associate Justice Jamesetta Wolokollie, however, denied the petition, something which left the CSO Platform in disappointment. “Others including churches and marketers have suspended every livelihood activity in line with the health protocols, but the Senate still continues to carry activities that promote large gathering and this is unfair to those observing the protocols. But unfortunately for us at the Supreme Court, the Justice in Chamber refused to yield to our request to issue a writ of prohibition to stop the Senate,” said Adama Dempster, Secretary of the CSO Platform. Petitioner says countries provide humanitarian and developmental supports to Liberia because Liberia is one of the poorest countries in the world.

Source: Front Page Africa March 31, 2020 11:37 UTC