Liberia: New Democratic Reporter Summoned - in 19 Grand Gedeans Mercenary Trial

The reporter of the New Democrat Newspaper assigned at the Temple of Justice and covering majority of court proceedings is expected to take the witness stand to testify in the ongoing Mercenary trial involving 18 Grand Gedeans. Reporter Peter N. Tobee was asked by presiding Judge Yussif Kaba of Criminal Court "D" to testify in open court based a submission made by lawyers representing the interest of the 18 defendants (Grand Gedeans).

It is not clear as to why journalist Tobee was asked to take the witness stand and testify, but it has been established by this paper that the decision is in connection to an article written and published by the New Democrat Newspaper which linked prosecution of torturing its own witness.

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