By T. Lula Jaurey
IPNews-Monrovia,Liberia-24 August 2018:The Judiciary Branch of Temple Justice and the House of Representative, up on Capital Hill in Monrovia are continuing their power- clash on legal legitimacy certain constitutional provisions which came out of an ongoing submission of a bill of impeachment of Associate Justice Kabineh Ja’neh.
The writ of summons was issued to the House of Representative to appear before Her Honor Sie-A-Nyene G. Yuoh on August 18, at 9:00 A.M., to show cause why the petitioner’s petition as prayed for should be granted but refused to appear on grounds that the Justice in chamber proceeded in error, yet, acknowledged of the receipt of the writ of summons.
The court ordered the clerk to secure the letter in the record file document to be read.
According to the letter from the House of Representatives, the communication under the signature of House speaker Chambers, stated that ‘the House thinks that the writ of summons violates Article three of the constitution on separation of powers clause’; Article 42 immunities clause, Article 43 impeachment powers and a long line of cases and precedence in this jurisdiction and its progeny.
In view of the letter to the Supreme Court from the House of Representative, the House advised in the interest of the constitutional democracy and consistent with the separation of powers and checks and balances to vacate this writ and avoid embarrassment to the sacred institution of the Supreme Court.
In accordance to the Constitution, the Supreme Court invited the Ministry of Justice to seek legal advice.
Although, the Supreme Court requested the Ministry of Justice legal expertise in the matter, yet legal minds tells this paper that the Supreme Court request to the Ministry of Justice is on the path of resolving what many calls a constitutional crisis between the both breaches of the Liberian government.
At the meeting before the presiding in Chambers,the Ministry of Justice was represented by the Solicitor General Daku Mulbah, who stated that they are asking for time to do more research on what the law says concerning impeachment proceedings on the expressed of the matter.
However, the Associate Justice Kabineh Ja’neh who filed before the Honorable Supreme Court a writ of prohibition against the House of Representative have to rescues himself from the meeting with officials of the Justice Ministry of yesterday, August 22, 2018 at 2:00 P.M. at the Supreme Court.
However, Associate Justice Kabineh Ja’neh was represented by all his lawyers, in persons of Cllr. James Pierre, Cllr. Arthur T. Johnson, Cllr. Koiboi Johnson and Cllr. Amara Sheriff.
Even though, all of them were present yet they asked the court for one week to do more research because of the nature of the case.
The court granted their request for the two parties to do their researches and appear on next Wednesday.
