Finally In Court For Criminal Appearance Bond
By Garmah Never Lomo, garmahlomo@gmail.com
TEMPLE OF JUSTICE, Monrovia- After he claimed of being assured by Liberia’s Solicitor General Syrenius Cephas that his indictment was withdrawn, the former National Investment Commission (NIC) Executive Director and executive member of the former ruling Unity Party, George Wisner finally appeared in Criminal Court ‘C’.
He appeared in court to file his Criminal appearance bond for his alleged involvement in a Corruption case involving Senate Secretary Nanborlor Singbe and others.
And his indictment comes amidst reports that Mr. Wisner is likely to contest the Chairmanship of the former Unity Party.
Contrary to what he had posted on his Facebook page, he appeared in Court on Wednesday, July 15, 2020 to a file a bond after several unsuccessful attempts made on court order to arrest him.
In Facebook post, Mr. Wisner said: “I have held a very cordial discussion with SG Syrenius Cephas who apologized for the Indictment against me and the inconvenience it has done to my reputation.”
He stated that Cllr. Cephas had said he knew nothing about the scheme and he was assured by Cllr. Cephas that withdrawal would be made publicly and the appropriate clarification will be made.
“I wish to reiterate that as a Christian, I hold no malice against anyone but caution that politics cannot and must not be a contact sports,” he added on his Facebook post.
The former NIC Director however, said contacts doesn’t have to be dirty but rather it is called foul when it does and let our politics be about the competition of ideas.
The total Criminal appearance bond filed is US $20,000 by Sky international insurance Incorporated on behalf defendant George Wisner.
Defendant Wisner, Senate Secretary of the Liberian Senate Nanborlor Singbe and several others were indicted by state on June 14, 2020 for crimes of Economic Sabotage, theft of property, Forgery and Criminal Conspiracy.
The Defendants are alleged of misusing USD 5m from a Chez Republic Company for the purpose of selling crash rock but the Defendants purposely, intentionally, recklessly and knowing misused the 5m United States dollars without accountability.