Former Liberian officials in George Weah's regime detained on corruption charges
Three former officials from ex-President George Manneh Weah’s administration have been detained in Monrovia following the indictment of several past officials, including former Finance Minister Samuel D. Tweah.
Former Security Advisor Jefferson Karmoh has been sent to jail by the Monrovia City Court on charges of economic sabotage, local news portal The New Dawn Liberia reports.
The officials were issued a writ of arrest to face charges of economic sabotage, theft, illegal disbursement and expenditure of public money, theft of property, criminal facilitation, and criminal conspiracy. This action was based on a complaint from the government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Justice and the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC).
Tweah, reacting to the indictment, described the move by the Boakai regime as a political witch hunt. He expressed his views on Facebook, stating that he has been a primary political target over the past six years.
Along with Tweah, those indicted include Weah’s former National Security Advisor Jefferson Karmoh, former Acting Justice Minister Cllr. Nyenati Tuan, former Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA) Director Stanley S. Ford, and former FIA Comptroller D. Moses P. Cooper. As of Monday, July 29, 2024, Cllr. Tuan, Karmoh, and one of the FIA indictees were detained at the Monrovia Central Prison.
Liberian prosecutors have charged Tweah and other former officials with economic sabotage, misuse of public money, property, or records, theft, illegal disbursement and expenditure of public money, theft of property, criminal facilitation, and criminal conspiracy.
