By: T. Lula Jaurey tqlulajaurey@gmail.com
IPNews-Monrovia-Liberia-Tuesday 4 December 2018: The Managing Director of the National Housing Authority (NHA), Duannah Siryon and his Deputy Tugbeh C. Tugbeh along with two others were on today released following twelve days of detention at the Monrovia Central Prison (South Beach).
It can be recalled that the Supreme Court of Liberia through its Justice In-Chambers refused to grant defendants’ lawyers’ following a petition seeking a writ of mandamus in connection with their alleged prolong detention in prison.
The value of their criminal appearance bond remains unknown but Judge Kennedy Peabody confirmed their released as a result of a valid criminal appearance bond filed by defendants counsels.
Those defendants were on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 released by Judge Peabody on Bill.
Accordingly; the Chief Prosecutor for Montserrado County, Cllr. Edwin Martin stated that the Court decision set the stage for an indictment of the defendants saying that “There is strong evidence in their position to obtain a true bill from the grand jury.”
As you may be aware, the two government officials Siryon and Tugbeh alone with two others were dragged to the Monrovia City Court by the Liberian Government over allegation of theft of property, economic sabotage, bribery, criminal conspiracy and criminal solicitation in the tone of US$92,000.00.
The alleged act of defendants being unlawful wicked, criminal and intentional is in violation of sections 10.4, 10.3, 12.5, 15.51 and 15.80 of the new penal law of Liberia, there and them crimes herein the defendants did do and commit.
The document revealed that during the period of September 2018, at the royal grand hotel, the within named defendants being there and then connived and conspired, and with the intent to solicit and extort money from Mr. Emmanuel Tapsoba, Former Coordinator for a Burkina Faso’s Company called GELPAZ-IMMO, which has come into the country to construct over five thousands housing unit along the Roberts international airport high way.
The defendants purposely induced and influence the official of thee said company receiving the total sum of US$92,000.00, under the pretext that the said amount serves as a requirement for doing business in the republic of Liberia.
“Having received the said amount, defendants out of deception criminally converted the same to their personal use and benefit with the intent to deprive the government of the republic of Liberia of its revenue and deceive potential foreign business s partners wanting to do business in the Liberia.” s
