Liberia: GT Bank Manager Charged With Aggravated Assault

Monrovia — After spending over 48 hours in police custody, lawyers representing Guaranty Trust (GT) Bank "former" Managing Director, used the law to secure his release from the custody of the Liberia National Police (LNP). Mr. Ayodeji Bejide's legal team had filed a petition for the Writ of Habeas Corpus against the Liberia National Police (LNP).

This legal instrument forced the police authority to release the "living body" of the accused to the court.

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