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Liberia: Weeks Left Hanging

Former Central Bank Executive Governor Milton Weeks has been left hanging at the Supreme awaiting a separate hearing, while Liberian prosecutors on Friday May 15, filed a nolle prosequi (drop charges against) former President Ellen Johnson - Sirleaf's son Charles E. Sirleaf "with prejudice," and nolle prosequi three others without prejudice.

Deputy Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) Governor Mr. Sirleaf, Dorbor Hagba, Richard Walker and Joseph Dennis were nolle prosequi while being jointly tried, but former CBL Executive Governor Weeks who has a matter pending before the Supreme Court from the same case and therefore charges were not drop against him.

"At this stage, counsel for the State begs to inform Your Honor that it has filed with this Court a Motion for Nolle Prosequi in favor of the following Defendants: 1) Charles E. Sirleaf, 2) Dorbor Hagba, 3) Richard Walker and 4) Joseph Dennis," the prosecution announced at Criminal Court "C" Friday, 15 May at the Temple of Justice.

Further, the prosecution informs the court that it will want to modify the motion that is pending before the court and that a nolle prosequi is entered in favor of defendant Sirleaf "with prejudice to the State" and in favor of Hagba, Walker and Dennis "without prejudice to the State."

Mr. Sirleaf then CBL's Deputy Governor for Operations and his boss Mr. Weeks were jointly indicted along with other junior officials- CBL's Director of Finance Department Dorbor M. Hagba and CBL's Deputy Director for Internal Audit Joseph Dennis for economic sabotage, criminal conspiracy, criminal solicitation and money laundering.