Two years on, Criminal Court “C” found Hill guilty of criminal conveyance of land. For the last five years, I have had sleepless days and nights.”Dasaw is one of thousands of victims of multiple sales of land in Liberia, despite the Act Against Criminal Conveyance of Land. From July 2015 to June 2019, 1,268 cases of multiple sales of land were reported, records of Liberia’s Land Authority (LLA) show. Criminal Court “C”—the court that has jurisdiction over criminal conveyance of land cases—has heard 17 cases so far, according to the court’s records. His lawyers, citing section 20.10 of the Criminal Procedure Law, argue he should be acquitted because he allegedly committed the crime in March 2014, five months before the Criminal Conveyance of Land Law was created.

Source: Front Page Africa October 13, 2020 23:37 UTC