Liberia: Nocal Bribery Scandal - Indictees File Criminal Appearance Bond

As prosecution begins for indicted officials; Criminal Court C at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia was busy Wednesday as indictees frantically fought to get temporary freedom. Lawyers were seen filing bonds to secure freedom of movement for their clients until they face their days in court to answer to allegations of bribery.

Ten individuals are the first big batch to be indicted by the current regime after 10 years of inaction against corruption, which President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in her inaugural speech in 2006 declared as public enemy number one with a vow to fight the menace which has been deeply rooted in the country for years.

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