Liberia: Finda Bundoo Asks Supreme Court to Void U.S.$8 Million Bond, Calls Jailing Order Unconstitutional

Former Executive Mansion Chief of Protocol Nora Finda Bundoo has petitioned the Supreme Court to eliminate an US$8 million criminal bond, which her lawyers argue is unconstitutional, claiming that the amount is excessively high and unfairly targets her among more than 48 individuals charged in the same corruption case.

The bond set on July 21 by Criminal Court ‘C’ Judge Ousman F. Feika covers the full amount Bundoo is accused of helping to misappropriate. In the same ruling, Feika denied her…