Liberia: President Sirleaf Speaks on Plans to Impeach Supreme Court Justices

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SPECIAL STATEMENT BY PRESIDENT ELLEN JOHNSON SIRLEAF ON THE IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS

I am concerned about recent attempts by some members of the House of Representatives to initiate impeachment proceedings against majority members of the Supreme Court because of judicial decisions made by the Supreme Court. This move is clearly in violation of Article 73 of the Constitution of Liberia.

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