Liberia: Court Orders Release of Former Chief Justice Gloria Musu Scott From Police Detention

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Court Orders Release of Former Chief Justice Gloria Musu Scott From Police Detention FPAfrica: Liberia

Her release from police custody comes amid reports that she and three other members of her household have been charged with murder, criminal conspiracy, and making false statements to law enforcement officers.

Habeas Corpus is a legal procedure used to bring detainees before a court to determine the lawfulness of their imprisonment or detention. Cllr. Jonathan Massaquoi, one of the lawyers representing Cllr. Scott, argued that the police and the Ministry of Justice failed to investigate and charge the former Chief Justice within the 48-hour statutory period, thus denying her rights and liberties.

State prosecutors, on the other hand, argued that the Writ of Habeas Corpus was premature, claiming that the Ministry of Justice did not violate Cllr. Scott's rights as claimed by her lawyers since the 48-hour period was still intact.

 

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