Liberia: Ex-VP Taylor Taken to Prison

25 August 2026
The New Republic Liberia (Monrovia)

Former vice president, Jewel Howard Taylor has been collected taken to prison after a judge denied her of compassionate medical leave .

Judge Ben Barco denied the request on grounds that such request rested with the Executive and not the judiciary , especially the Minister of Justice snd Attorney General, Cllr. Oswald Tweh.

Her legal team is seeking other legal remedies.

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