–For Impeding Courts’ Functions
The Supreme Court of Liberia has with immediate effect issued a Writ of Arrest for the Minister of Finance and Development Planning, Samuel D. Tweah, for what the High Court terms as “Impeding functions of the Courts, and for creating a Constitutional Crisis for the Judiciary.”
Finance Minister Samuel D. Tweah
The writ was issued on Monday, November 7, 2022 under the signature of the Clerk of the Supreme Court, Cllr Sam Mamulu commands Brig. General Amos B. Kesseh Dickson, Sr. Marshall of the Supreme Court or his Deputy “to arrest the living body of Samuel D. Tweah, Minister, Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, Republic of Liberia, to show cause why he should not be held in Contempt of Court, for impeding the functions of the courts, and creating a Constitutional Crisis for the Judiciary.”
Judicial sources hinted IPNEWS one of the reasons behind the Contempt of Court action against Minister Tweah that calls for his arrest, is his failure to pay Judges and other judicial workers their last two months (September & October) salaries and remunerations, thus impeding their respective functions at the respective assigned courts across the country.
Also IPNEWS has learned that Chief Justice Sie-A-Nyene Yuoh, following the opening of the October AD Term of the Supreme Court of Liberia, was scheduled to deploy re-assigned Judges to other parts of the country but the delay or failure of Minister Tweah to make available funding has impeded the function of the High Court and other subordinates courts across Liberia.
Details to follow …..
