IPNEWS: Justice in the Chamber at the Supreme Court of Liberia Yussif D. Kaba’s communication to the Asset Recovery Team does not authorize them to arbitrarily seize Gracious Ride Inc. Vehicles, contrary to what some media outlets are reporting.
The statement “you are hereby informed that the Justice has declined to issue the writ prayed for by the petitioner, reserving the rights to the respondent to proceed in keeping with the law” does not say, go and arbitrarily impound all Gracious Ride Vehicles.
The court is advising the Asset Recovery Team to ensure fairness and uphold justice for all parties involved. Although Gracious Ride Inc.’s petition was declined, the court is instructing the Asset Recovery Team to carry out its operations but must follow proper legal procedures. Urging all parties to respect its decision and abide by the legal procedures that emphasize due process and the rule of law within Liberia’s judicial system.
It may be recall, the Supreme Court Justice in Chambers, Yussif D. Kaba on Monday April 1,2024 demanded that Glorious Ride company headed by Finda Bondo present title documents leading to the legitimate of the vehicles.
The petitioner, Glorious ride, who filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court after the taskforce stopped its vehicles requesting ownership documents, was given from April 1-5, 2024 to present their relevant documents belonging to the vehicles.
The respondent (Assets Recovery and Property Retrieval team) in their response said that Glorious ride doesn’t have the capacity or standing to sue them.
the seizure of Glorious ride vehicles believed to be owned by former President George Weah Executive Mansion chief of protocol Finda Bondo, the Supreme Court Chambers Justice Yussif D. Kaba ordered the temporary release of those vehicles seized by the Assets Recovery and property retrieval team.
Justice Kaba order came a minute after the vehicle owner filed a petition for a writ of prohibition.
A writ of prohibition is a writ directing a subordinate to stop doing something the law prohibits. This writ is often issued by a superior court to the lower court directing it not to proceed with a case which does not fall under its jurisdiction.
The writ says by directive of his Honor Yussif D. Kaba, Associate Justice presiding in Chambers, your are hereby cited to a conference with his Honor on Monday April 1,2024, at 11:00am in connection with the above captioned case.
Meanwhile, you are ordered to release all the vehicles seized and stay all seizure pending outcome of the conference.
Last Wednesday, March 27,2024, the Glorious ride vehicles and several vehicles belonging to the former Police IG Patrick Sudue were impounded by the Asset Recovery and property Retrieval team headed by former Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission boss Cllr. Edwin Kla Martin and team.
