Liberia: Supreme Court Clears Way for Trial of Firm Accused of Diverting $851,000 From Foreign Affairs Renovation

Published: April 30, 2026

MONROVIA — Liberia’s Supreme Court has rejected an attempt by two executives of a government contractor to halt their criminal trial, ruling that questions about whether they personally bear responsibility for an alleged $851,000 shortfall in a Foreign Affairs Ministry renovation contract must be settled in a trial court, not a higher one.

Associate Justice Yussif Kaba, presiding in Chambers, denied a petition for a writ of prohibition filed by John Youboty and Joseph…