Former Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) Commissioner, Abdullai L. Kamara, has filed a motion before Criminal Court “C” at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia seeking to be dropped from a high-profile corruption case involving TAMMA Corporation.
Kamara, who once served as the Chief Executive Officer of TAMMA Corporation, is currently co-defendant in a multi-million-dollar indictment brought by the Republic of Liberia through the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC).
The case centers on allegations of economic sabotage and other related crimes, including theft of property, misapplication of entrusted property, and criminal conspiracy.
In his motion filed on July 21, 2025, Kamara’s legal team argues that he is no longer affiliated with TAMMA Corporation and was wrongly identified as the company’s current CEO in official court documents.
They cite a corporate board resolution dated May 10, 2024, which confirms the appointment of Mr. Fabian Lavelanet as Kamara’s successor. Based on this, Kamara contends that he has been misjoined as a party in the case and should be removed pursuant to Section 5.56 of Liberia’s Civil Procedure Law, which allows the court to strike out improperly joined parties.
Kamara further claims that both he and current CEO Lavelanet made clear during the LACC investigation that Kamara had no role in the company during the time under scrutiny. Nonetheless, prosecutors maintained his designation as CEO, prompting him to seek court intervention.
However, in a strong resistance filed the same day, the LACC opposed Kamara’s motion, urging the court to deny and dismiss it entirely.
The Commission argues that the case is criminal in nature and therefore civil procedural rules-including the one cited by Kamara, do not apply.
The LACC contends that Kamara is the “principal actor” in the alleged diversion and misuse of over $3.5 million USD from the Government of Liberia’s internal revenue.
“The mere labeling of Kamara as current CEO is inconsequential,” the LACC states in its resistance. “He is named in the indictment based on his actions while serving as CEO, during which time he allegedly used the company as a conduit for the illegal diversion of public funds.”
The resistance also points to Liberia’s criminal law, which permits corrections to non-substantive errors such as job titles without invalidating the indictment.
The LACC emphasized that Kamara was not only investigated and invited, but also formally charged based on substantial evidence presented to the Grand Jury.
Additionally, the Commission clarified that TAMMA Corporation as a corporate entity was not indicted, but rather Kamara and co-defendant Edwina C. Zackpa, former Chair of the LTA, were individually charged based on their respective roles in the alleged crimes.
The case, which has drawn public attention for its high-stakes implications on anti-corruption enforcement in Liberia, is being presided over by His Honor Joes Barkon, Assigned Circuit Judge for Criminal Court “C” during the May Term of Court.
A ruling on Kamara’s motion is pending.
