The indictment was served on Weeks moments after state prosecutors had dropped previous charges against him on Monday, June 8. The indictment accuses the defendants of Theft of Property, Economic Sabotage, Fraud on the Internal Revenue of Liberia, Misuse of Public Money, Property or Record, and Illegal Disbursement of Public Money, Criminal Conspiracy and Facilitation. Earlier on Monday, Criminal Court Judge Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay had dropped criminal charges against Weeks before the new indictement was served on him. Judge Gbeisay’s decision to drop the charges against the former CBL governor was based on government lawyers’ application filed to the court to nullle prosequi (avoid prosecution) the case. While Sirleaf, who was the deputy CBL Governor for operations at the CBL is now a free man, Weeks will now have to go through a legal battle against the government to clear his name.

Source: Front Page Africa June 09, 2020 06:32 UTC