Liberia: Court Testimonies Undercut Media Allegations of Bribery in High-Profile Trafficking Case

Sworn testimony in Criminal Court ‘A’ last week directly contradicted earlier media reports alleging that Cllr. Bestman Juah, President of the Public Defenders Association of Liberia, was involved in a bribery scheme tied to an ongoing human trafficking trial.

Over several days of proceedings, every victim-witness who took the stand made no mention of Juah in connection with alleged bribes — a stark contrast to prior reporting by FrontPage Africa and New Narratives.

Those outlets had cited…