Liberia: Judge Denies Defence Request to Televise Capitol Arson Trial, Rules It Is ‘Contemptuous’ and ‘Against Court Dignity’

Monrovia — Criminal Court “A” Judge Roosevelt Z. Willie has denied a defence motion seeking to televise proceedings in the ongoing Capitol Building Arson Trial, describing the request as a violation of existing court rules and an attempt to “bring the court to public disrepute.”

The request, made by Cllr. Johnson, came amid growing public scrutiny and intense national interest in the case, which involves the prosecution of several individuals accused of orchestrating the mysterious fire that…