MONROVIA, Liberia – July 22, 2026 – The Supreme Court of Liberia has ordered the immediate release of former Executive Mansion Chief of Protocol Nora Finda Bundoo from the Monrovia Central Prison, temporarily overturning Criminal Court “C”‘s detention order as it prepares to review the legality of the lower court’s actions.
The decision followed Bundoo’s petition for a Writ of Prohibition, challenging proceedings before Criminal Court “C.”
In an official communication dated July 22, 2026, Associate Justice Yussif D. Kaba, sitting in Chambers, summoned Criminal Court “C” Judge Ousman F. Feika to a conference on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. to respond to the petition.
Bundoo named Judge Feika as the first respondent, while the Asset Recovery and Property Retrieval Task Force (AREPT), through its Chairman Cllr. Edwin K. Martin, and the Ministry of Justice were listed as second respondents.
As part of the ruling, the Supreme Court directed Judge Feika to release Bundoo into the custody of her lawyers, Cllr. M. Watkins Wright and Cllr. Abraham Wade Simpson, pending the outcome of the August 4 conference.
However, the Court imposed a strict condition requiring Bundoo to surrender her passport to the Sheriff of Criminal Court “C,” preventing her from leaving the country while the case remains before the Supreme Court.
The ruling temporarily suspends the immediate effect of Criminal Court “C”‘s order that jailed Bundoo after rejecting her second criminal appearance bond and imposing an US$8 million bond in the high profile corruption case involving allegations of the diversion and laundering of millions of dollars in public funds.
Bundoo’s legal team argues that Judge Feika’s ruling should not be enforced until the Supreme Court determines whether the lower court acted within the law.
The August 4 conference is expected to be a pivotal legal showdown that will determine whether the Supreme Court grants Bundoo’s request for a writ of prohibition or allows Criminal Court “C” to resume the criminal prosecution.
