Liberia: Judge Nullifies Bond in Saudi Rice Case, Six Defendants Face Jail As Insurer’s Solvency Questioned

Monrovia — Six of eleven defendants indicted in the Saudi rice aid scandal may be headed back to jail after a judge questioned the legitimacy of their bond filed by Sky International Insurance Company, whose total financial commitments appear to far exceed its reported assets.

The defendants–Henry O. Williams, Augustine Kollie, Archievego M. Doe, Rosetta L. Gbassay Bowah, Evelyn Gbee, and Memie Davis–were covered by an $851,900 bond secured through Sky International. However, a recent ruling…