MONROVIA, LIBERIA-The Presiding Justice in Chambers of the Supreme Court of Liberia has placed a halt on the removal of Speaker of The House of Representatives, Cllr. Fonati Koffa, by his colleagues following the Speaker’s petition for a Writ of Prohibition.
Associate Justice Yamie Gbeisay on Friday, October 25,2024, mandated both parties to appear before him for a legal conference on November 4, before making any decision on the matter.
Justice Gbeisay’s decision comes contrary to reports that Speaker Koffa earlier withdrew his petition from the Supreme Court.
On October 24, Speaker Koffa questioned his colleagues’ decision against him, through a petition for A Writ of Prohibition to the Court, with the objectives of preventing the Majority Bloc from holding separate session.
Cllr. Fonati Koffa’s application maintained that his colleagues’ separate session is illegal, and wanted the Supreme Court’s intervention through his petition for a Writ of Prohibition as provided for by law.
