Liberia: Ellen Corkrum Beau, Judge Melvin Johnson Arrested in the U.S.

Monrovia — Judge Melvin Johnson, one half of the fugitive pair which have been terrorizing the Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf government with a series of secretly-recorded tapes of senior administration officials, has been arrested in Lithonia, Georgia, USA as a fugitive from justice. Johnson's arrest is labeled under the U.S. Uniform Criminal Extradition Act (UCEA). An extradition is surrendering the custody of an accused from one state or country to another state or country to place the accused on trial or punishment."

However, FrontPageAfrica has learned that Johnson's arrest may be unrelated to the Liberian case. "The Liberian government is aware but we cannot make any official comment on this issue because we are informed that it is unrelated to the Liberian government's case against Judge Johnson and Ms. Corkrurm. We have been informed that Mr. Johnson was arrested but it is unrelated to the current situation", a senior Liberian government official speaking to FrontPageAfrica on the basis of anonymity said.

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