【全非资讯·西非】Liberia: Former Weah Cabinet Ministers Convicted in U.S.$425k Saudi …

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Jury of Criminal Court "C" delivered one of the most consequential anti-corruption verdicts in recent history Friday, convicting three former senior officials of the George Manneh Weah administration for the criminal diversion of humanitarian rice donated by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

In a unanimous decision that capped a grueling 40-day trial, a 12-person jury found former Foreign Affairs Minister Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, former Internal Affairs Minister Varney A. Sirleaf, and former Deputy Internal Affairs Minister for Administration Momolu Johnson guilty of multiple felonies stemming from the disappearance of over 25,000 bags of rice.

Presiding Judge Ousman F. Feika received the verdict.

The ruling marks the first time cabinet-level officials of the former Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) government have been convicted by a jury of economic crimes.

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The court made a sharp distinction between defendants, underscoring individualized assessment of criminal liability:

Varney A. Sirleaf and Momolu Johnson were convicted on all five counts of the Grand Jury indictment:

Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, who as Foreign Minister received the diplomatic consignment, was found guilty on multiple counts. However, the jury returned a hung verdict on two counts against him - Theft of Property and Criminal Conspiracy - meaning jurors could not reach unanimity on those specific charges. Those counts remain unresolved and are subject to potential retrial by the state.

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