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Liberia: Jailed for 9 years in Korea for Sexual Assault
New Republic, 11 April 2023
The Liberia Maritime Authority (LiMA) has been informed by Pureum Law Office, the Korean Law Firm hired by the Government of the Republic of Liberia to represent Messrs. Moses Owen… Read more »
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Liberia: Officials Held for Rape in Korea Claim Being Framed, but Govt Vows to Cooperate With Investigations
FrontPageAfrica, 26 September 2022
Moses Owen Browne, the Liberian official who is being held in South Korea along with his colleague, Daniel Tarr, for alleged rape says they were both framed by the alleged victims… Read more »
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Liberia: LIMA Commissioner Laments Rape Allegation Involving Officials in S. Korea
FrontPageAfrica, 30 September 2022
The Commissioner of the Liberia Maritime Authority (LiMA), Lenn Eugene Nagbe, says the ongoing prosecution of two of its officials in South Korea on allegations of rape has tainted… Read more »
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Liberia: Women Rights Organizations Want High Standards for Public Officials
FrontPageAfrica, 28 September 2022
Women's Rights Organizations have Called on President George Manneh Weah to set a high standard for public officials in the country. Read more »
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Liberia: Lima Officials Charged With Joint Rape in South Korea
FrontPageAfrica, 4 October 2022
Handcuffed, Shackled and Moved to Unknown Detention Facility Read more »
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Liberia: Fate of Officials Jailed in South Korea Remains Unknown
FrontPageAfrica, 24 November 2022
FrontPageAfrica has been reliably informed that the Government of South Korea is yet to officially respond to the Government of Liberia's inquiry about two of its officials who… Read more »
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Liberia: Maritime Officials Held for Rape in S. Korea to Face Trial Today
FrontPageAfrica, 30 November 2022
The trial of Mr. Moses Owen Brown, Liberia's Permanent Representative to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and Mr. Daniel Tarr, Director of the Marine Environmental… Read more »
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Liberia: 2 Liberian Officials Go On Trial in South Korea
New Dawn, 1 December 2022
The Liberia Maritime Authority announces here that trial of Liberia's Permanent Representative to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Mr. Moses Owen Brown and the… Read more »
Liberia Maritime Officials Jailed in Korea for Sexual Assault
Moses Owen Brown and Daniel Tarr of the Liberia Maritime Authorit who were held for sexual abuse in Korea, have been found guilty of sexual assault and sentenced to nine years each.
The two officials were detained in 2022 after allegedly raped two Korean teenagers, according to Korean authorities. In an earlier statement, the Liberian government confirmed it seeks legal action, and engaged with the Korean government via diplomatic channels to explore potential options.
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Liberia's Moses Owen Browne, permanent representative to the International Maritime Organization and Daniel Tarr, the director of the Department of Marine Environmental Protection, ... Read more »
