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Liberia High Court Criticizes Conduct Of 'Majority' Lawmakers

The conduct of a group of lawmakers calling themselves the "majority bloc" has come under scrutiny at the Supreme Court during the highly anticipated hearing into the impasse at the National Legislature. Although the court did not rule, analysts said their line of questioning provided insight.

"You cannot have a duly elected Speaker and yet pretend he no longer exists," Chief Justice Sie-A-Nyene Yuoh said during an exchange with lawyers representing the different sides, noting that such action could lead to "chaos".

The hearing centers around the Bill of Information filed by embattled Speaker Fonati Koffa, which sought the Court's intervention in what he views as a violation of its earlier opinion on the matter.

During their interrogation of lawyers representing the parties, the five justices appeared united in their disapproval of the manner in which the "majority bloc" proceeded to organize the parallel session without the duly elected Speaker.

InFocus

The Liberian Investigator

Some members of a group of lawmakers referred to as the "Majority Bloc"

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