PHOTO: (L-R) Juergen Schedema who was murdered in 2020 with one of the suspects
The 13the Judicial Circuit Court in Kakata, Margibi County is expected to commence German National, Juergen Schedema’s murder trial next Monday, December 13, 2021.
As Garmah Never Lomo reports, the trial was earlier due to start today, but the court on Monday, December 6 instead held for a pre-trial conference.
The case was transferred from the second Circuit Court in Grand Bassa County to the 13th Judicial Circuit Court in Kakata, Margibi County.
The late Juergen Schedema, Manager of the International Consultant Company (ICC), was discovered dead early Wednesday morning, January 22, 2020 at the back of the log compound, which is located in Big Joe Town – more than a mile away from the port city of Buchanan, some 88 miles from Liberia’s capital.
The trial commenced during the 2020 November term of court after the defendants pleaded not guilty in to their crimes charged thereby joining issue with the state.
FLASHBACK: Two of the suspects being escorted from the court
On July 23, 2021, the prime suspect of the alleged killing of the German National John Kollie, alias “Depree” was arrested in Mount Barclay to his fiancée house.
According to eyewitnesses, Saah P-Early, one of the security on duty disclosed that about 1:30 am, 13 armed robbers wearing masks, trooped into the logging company’s compound in Big Joe Town. They reportedly came from the back of the company and entered into the building, first tying the four security officers who were at the front gate. And they then took them into a room along with some other staff of the company.
The murder case involving the alleged killing of German national was transferred to the next term of court, after lawyers representing the defendants pleaded for jury trial, instead of a bench trial.
Jury trial was banned at the height of the COVID 19 pandemic and only bench trial was allowed a decision that violated the right of many pre-trial detainees in prison.
The decision was made on Thursday, June 4, 2020 during the trial some 73 kilometers east of Monrovia.
The late Juergen Schedema, Manager of the International Consultant Company (ICC), was discovered dead early Wednesday morning, January 22, 2020.