Monrovia – Barely a year after it was stalled due to legal wrangling among the party litigants, the Sable Mining bribery case involving former and current government officials is expected to resume this November 2017 Term of Court at Criminal Court “C”, Temple of Justice. The Supreme Court following hearing into the petition ruled and denied the appeal on the petition for the writ of certiorari filed by the defense counsels. The resumption of the Sable Mining bribery case this time under a new assigned Judge, Blamo Dixon, was based on the mandate issued by the Supreme Court to lower court, Criminal Court “C” to resume jurisdiction over the case. According to court document, the lower Criminal Court “C” which has already resumed jurisdiction over the case will this Wednesday, November 22, 2017 read the mandate to the parties in the case on the said date at the hour of 11:am. The eight defendants expected to be tried in the Sable Mining bribery case include, Senator Varney Sherman, former House Speaker Alex Tyler, and former National Investment Commission (NIC) Richard Tolbert.

Source: Front Page Africa November 21, 2017 13:30 UTC