Over Brownie Samukai Legitimacy: Representative Acarous Gray Blast Senate ; Says Senate in Error

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Over Brownie Samukai Legitimacy: Representative Acarous Gray Blast Senate ; Says Senate in Error

IPNEWS-MONROVIA: Montserrado County Representative Acarous Gray says both presiding officer, Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor and the entire plenary of the Liberian Senate are ‘dead wrong’ for mandating to Justice Minister Frank Musa Dean to rescind its communication sent to the National Elections Commission calling for the prohibition of certification of former Defense Minister Brownie Samukai as Senator for Lofa County.

Speaking at a news conference in Monrovia, Representative Gray stated that the decision of the senate is in total violation of the Liberian Constitution and questions the path of Senators to demanding justice minister rescind a decision made in the Executive Branch of government.

Representative Gray argues that officials of the Executive Branch does not work nor take instruction from the Liberian Legislature instead, the president of Liberia.

On Thursday, February 25, members of the senate had earlier summoned Justice Minister Dean to explain conditions surrounding a communication sent to the National Elections Commission requesting the electoral house not certificate Samukai for his ‘guilty verdict’ in the tempering with US$1.1 million intended for the Armed Forces of Liberian personnel.

The Justice Minister and Chief Prosecutor Saymah Cephus argued before the plenary he and his team not in error on grounds that the new revise Election Law gives the Justice Minister the full authorities to detail about persons with criminal records. The senators said that it is not the function of the Justice Ministry mandate NEC for certification.

Rep. Gray said it is disgusting, shameful and embarrassing for senators to defending a convicted criminal in the chambers of the senate.
Gray furthered argues that Witness Dean and Solicitor General of the Republic of Liberia, Cllr. Sayma Syrenius Cephus were not given due process by hearing from the witness instead the presiding officer abruptly called for motion seeking punishment for the tow senior government officials.

Speaking in Plenary during the debate, River Gee County Senator Conmany Wesseh said most of the violence experience over the time here is due to electoral results. He added that the country and its people not prepared to return to the dark days.

Minutes after the plenary hearing, Justice Minister Dean speaking to the media on the outcome of the senate request to rescind earlier decision by the Ministry of Justice, Solicitor General prohibiting the certification by NEC former Defense Minister Brownie Samukai , stated that the communication is line of the law, suggesting that the decision of the senate will not honored by the ministry of Justice.

The confusion between the Liberian Senate and the Ministry of Justice continued over the certification of Lofa County Senator-elect, J. Brownie Samukai after the Supreme Court of Liberia gave approval Wednesday, 24 February, upholding ruling by the National Elections Commission declaring the former minister of defense winner of the Lofa County senatorial seat from the December 8, 2020 special senatorial election, follows a petition by three defeated candidates James K. Marley, Hamet Kromah and Gayflor Tarnue, seeking the High Court to halt Samukai’s election, on allegation of fraud and irregularities.

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