Liberia: County Attorney Martin Faces Arrest in Ex-Defense Minister Samukai's Case

-Gets 24-hour ultimatum to pay US$150 fine

Minutes after Cllr. Edwin K. Martin, the Montserrado County Attorney, carelessly handled the pieces of documentary evidence in his possession to be used against former Defense Minister Brownie J. Samukai, Jr. and his co-defendants on Monday, February 17, Martin was left in serious trouble with the court, who had threatened to detain him, in spite of his status as a lead lawyer for the government.

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