Liberia: Why Ex-Liberian Officials Were Arrested Over Missing Saudi Rice

Three of Liberia’s most recognizable former officials — Mary Broh, Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, and Henry O. Williams — were arrested Thursday and briefly detained at the Monrovia Central Prison after being indicted for their alleged roles in an alleged corruption scandal involving more than 25,000 bags of rice donated by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for disaster victims.

The indictments, handed down by the Special Grand Jury for Montserrado County, allege economic sabotage, misapplication of…