Archie Boan
MONROVIA — Just hours before the jury delivered its verdict in the high-profile US$6.2 million corruption case, a senior official of the Congress for Democratic Change Youth League (CDC-YL) accused the Liberian judiciary of being politically compromised.
Alvin C. Wesseh, CDC-YL Vice Chairman for Political Education, claimed the prosecution failed to present convincing evidence against the defendants and described Liberia’s judicial system as “broken” and “bankrupt.”
“We know that we have a broken judicial system; a bankrupt judiciary,” Wesseh declared on May 8. “Law enforcement in this country has been weaponized. It is politicized.”
He further alleged that the judiciary and police were being manipulated by President Joseph Boakai’s administration, claiming the case was politically driven. Wesseh also accused state prosecutors of presenting “empty speeches” instead of evidence and alleged that Vice President Jeremiah Koung was linked to the matter.
The remarks came shortly before the 15-member jury returned mixed verdicts in the corruption trial involving five former public officials. Two defendants, including former Finance Minister Samuel Tweah, were acquitted of all charges, while three others were convicted on some counts.
