By Garmah Never Lomo, garmahlomo@gmail.com
TEMPLE OF JUSTICE, Monrovia- Minutes after former Central Bank of Liberia Governor Milton A. Weeks was acquitted of corruption charges, he has warned state lawyers not to wrongfully prosecute people based on sentiments or in the name of maintaining their jobs or to satisfy those who give them the jobs.
In an interview with team of Judicial Reporters outside the Criminal Court ‘C’ after he and others were acquitted recently, Mr. Weeks said he is happy that the court established that there were no monies missing.
He said what he was concerned about was proving his innocence and now that the verdict has been handed down, it is time for the same government to go after those who said L$16bn was missing, especially the Information Minister Lenn Eugene Nagbe.
Former Governor Weeks said they told the public through radio talk shows that some of the monies were printed in China, Sweden and other countries.
At the onset of the L$16 billion banknots saga, the Chairman of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), Mulbah Morlue also said that he saw people dividing some of the monies in pickups in Monrovia.
The former CBL Governor however said that he has no intention to sue the CDC government who “mentally tortured” them wrongfully for two years.
He Wondered where and how the missing L$16 came about?
Also speaking, one of the Defense Lawyer of acquitted former CBL officials, Cllr. Abrahim Sillah said the entire case involving the ex-CBL officials was “a blame game”.
Cllr.. Sillah said allegation levied against his client was totally unfounded and don’t exist but rather it was blame game and thank God it has ended with their clients been acquitted.
Meanwhile, State Lawyer, Cllr. Jerry Garlawolu said that judge has ruled and the role of the prosecution is produced facts during the trial.
Cllr. Garlawolu maintained that state lawyers are not frustrated over the ruling made by the court because they a played their role and it was left with the judge to make a determination.
He said the Judge’s reliance was mostly based on Kroll report but the Judge Gbeisay in his ruling said, state lawyers didn’t consult the Presidential investigative Team (PIT) before indicting the former CBL officials.
According to Cllr. Garlawolu, they established that several monies were printed and brought in the country but howbeit the Judge has ruled.
When the final ruling was going not going in the way of state lawyers, Chief prosecutor and Liberia’s Solicitor General Syrenius Cephas.