Liberia: Judges Warn of Political Interference

12 November 2019

Judges here have been warned to be mindful of political or any other personal interferences that will influence their judicial decisions.Though, Judge Sammy did not give a specific example of incidences where political or personal interventions have influenced a judge's decision. But in most cases the implementation of rulings by judges are difficult to execute particularly land dispute cases.

However, giving a charge on Monday November 11, 2019 during the opening of the Circuit Courts "A," "B," "C," and "D" at the Temple of Justice in Monrovia, Judge Nancy Finda Sammy cautioned local judges not to yield to pressure, coercion or allow the courts to be used as a platform by politicians to promote themselves.

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