Liberia: Civil Law Court Summons Speaker Koon Over U.S.$209,000 in Rental Proceeds

Monrovia — Just weeks after his election as Speaker of the 55th National Legislature, Hon. Richard N. Koon has been summoned by the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court, in Montserrado County to respond to a lawsuit filed by his wife, Angeline Mamie Worloh Koon. The case centers on allegations that the Speaker has failed to account for over US$209,000 in rental income from ten jointly owned apartments.

According to court documents, Madam Koon, who says she has been married to Speaker Koon…