The NEWS (Monrovia)
C. Emmanuel Johnson
26 June 2008
Monrovia — As the Economic Sabotage case heats up at the Criminal Court "C", state lawyers have filed a petition for a writ of Certiorari against the ruling of Judge Samuel Geevon Smith at the Supreme Court.
The state says it wants the Constitutional court to review the decision of the Criminal Court "C".
In his ruling Tuesday, Judge Geevon Smith quashed prosecution's application that jurors were tampered with.
He said there was no evidence to show that money exchanged hands among jurors.
The ruling followed a submission by state lawyers in which they claimed that the bailiff assigned with the jury was engaged in buying for and supplying alcoholic beverages to jurors for entertainment.
Defense Counsels rejected the prosecution's claims and prayed the court to dismiss the application.
When the case was called Wednesday, Judge Smith told the court that the trial could not continue because the state has already filed a petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court.
Judge Smith indicated that he and state prosecutors have been summoned to a conference with Justice in Chamber Cllr. Jamesetta Wolokollie as the trial remains on hold pending the outcome of the conference.
Former Finance Minister Lusinee Kamara, his Deputies Tugbeh Doe and Pyne Wallo, former chief of the Anti-Fraud Unit at the Finance Ministry Albert Quaye, and Tapple Doe former Assemblyman were charged with Economic Sabotage for allegedly duping government of US$3.6 million.
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