Liberia: Government Takes Steps to Speed Up Rape Cases
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Liberia Government (Monrovia)
31 July 2008
Posted to the web 1 August 2008
The government of Liberia has taken another step to speed up the trial of rape cases in the country. President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Thursday signed into law an act to include the trial of rape cases as part of the jurisdiction of Criminal Court 'D' of the First Judicial Circuit.
The Act, submitted by the National Legislature, seeks to 'Amend Section 24.2.1 Of Chapter 24 Of The New Judiciary Law For Expansion Of The Jurisdiction Of Criminal Court 'D' First Judicial Circuit, to Include The Trial Of Rape Cases.'
Criminal Court 'D' shall have exclusive original jurisdiction over the crimes of armed robbery, terrorism and hijacking, and shall have original jurisdiction (not exclusive) over the crime of rape.
According to an Executive Mansion release, the Liberian leader also signed into law several maritime protocols. Among the protocols signed is an Act to ratify the International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2001, otherwise known as the Bunkers International Convention.
Under the Protocol, all ships registered under the Liberian flag are required to be certificated in order to qualify for entry into various ports around the world.
The protocols signed, further enhance Liberia's status as the premium maritime entity in the world, and underscore the new vision of the Liberia Maritime program to deliver "best in class" services globally.
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Present at the ceremony were the Chairperson of the Senate's Committee on the Executive, Maryland County Senator, Gloria Scott; Grand Bassa County Senator Gbezongar Findley and the Minister of State for Economic and Legal Affairs, Morris Saytumah.
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the victims of rape in Liberia are the poorest of the poor who do not have rich mothers like the Ellen Sirleaf to fight for them. About a year ago immediately after her inauguration, a group of United Nations employees of Russian origin rape several girls in Liberia and their lawyer who was a sitting Senator give him them a free pass with the help of President Sirleaf's current county Attorney Mr. Sam Jacobs who benefited tremendously from the escaped Russians who escape prosecution in the case. There was no help from the Government to assist the parents of the… [Read Full Text]
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the victims of rape in Liberia are the poorest of the poor who do not have rich mothers like the Ellen Sirleaf to fight for them. About a year ago immediately after her inauguration, a group of United Nations employees of Russian origin rape several girls in Liberia and their lawyer who was a sitting Senator give him them a free pass with the help of President Sirleaf's current county Attorney Mr. Sam Jacobs who benefited tremendously from the escaped Russians who escape prosecution in the case. There was no help from the Government to assist the parents of the… [Read Full Text]