Liberia: 'Solicitor General Abusing Power in Corkrum's Case'

Cllr. Jonathan T. Massaquoi, of the lawyers representing the legal interest of co-defendant and a Liberian businessman Musa Bility, is accusing the Solicitor General of the Republic of Liberia, Cllr. Saymah Syrenius Cephus, of abusing his power and calling for his investigation by placing a traveling ban on several other individuals including former Managing Director of the Liberia Airport Authority (LAA), Ellen Corkurm and John B.S. Davies, president of the Liberian Bank for Development and Investment (LBDI), both of whom Cephus had earlier served as legal counsel in the same matter.

Cllr. Massaquoi claimed that Cephus' action is a disgraceful attack on the rule of law and the attorney and client relationship.

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