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Weapons Of Creation :Guns Turn Into Art
For the past few years, the founder of the Liberia-based Fyrkuna Metalworks and his team of skilful craftsmen have been collecting weapons scrap -- relics of the West African country’s vicious civil conflict -- for their Arms into Art project. Read More -
WAEC Results Expected Next Month
The West African Examination Council Monrovia-office Monday disclosed that results of this year’s WAEC exams would be released in July. Read More -
Liberian Arrested For Black Money:In Vietnam
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A delegation of the Make Group, a South Korean-based investment company specializing in Africa’s development, last week paid a courtesy call on President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Vice President Joseph N. Boakai with a pledge that they will invest US$695 million in the construction and development of a Millennium Village Complex. Read More
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Weapons Of Creation :Guns Turn Into Art
WAEC Results Expected Next Month
Liberian Arrested For Black Money:In Vietnam
Liberia To Benefit From US$100B Investment From Indian
ECOBANK Sues LIBERCELL for U$3m Debt
US$695m Complex For Liberia
LBS Ghanaian Employee Resigns
Baccus Matthews’ Foundation Keeps Alive
Prayers For Tom
President Off To G8 Summit
LBS Boss Under Fire:Ordered To Account for US$350,000 & Dismiss Ghanaian Employee
Stop Collecting Bond Fees: Chief Justice Warns Magistrates
Peacekeepers Honoured
New Law Against Illicit Drugs
Land Secured For Ministerial Complex
Fire Back When Attacked:Commander Orders Nigerian UNMIL Troops
SG Dashes Ex-Soldiers’ Hopes:For US$48 million Benefits
EU Signs Agreement For Bee Health In Liberia
Ghanaian Firm Takes Over Liberian Company
Gov’t Blasts Global Witness
More Gay Woes Insight
Gold Prospects In Cape Mount
Wife Killer Guilty
National Archives Documents Financial Records
Mother Denies Killing Daughter
Liberia Battles ‘Demons’
Celebrating 10 Years of Peace
Liberia Wants Neighbors Boost Mining
Frontpage Slapped With US$1m Lawsuit
Liberia Suffers Governance Gap
Dangerous Ventures
Free Speech Campaigner
S/Korea To Build Industrial Complex
Putu Restores Hope
Thank You
US Billionaires to Invest in Liberia
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About a fortnight after journalist Darlington Pelenah of King’s FM and two other persons were arrested on suspicion of armed robbery, defense lawyers are insisting that the M-16 photograph, which police and prosecutors produced as FOC against the defendants in court was a “makeup”. |
Mr. Pelenah along with William Randolph and Benjamin Gbartwo were charged for criminal conspiracy and armed robbery.
When hearings opened Tuesday at the Monrovia City Court, lead defense lawyer, Cllr. Dempster Brown argued that the photo produced in court was for an M-16 gun arrested from other suspected armed robbers, and not the defendants in the dock.
He claimed that state prosecutors and police were trying to makeup a case against the defendants by displaying stolen UNMIL weapons that have already been linked with other suspected armed robbers.
“They have no case against our clients. Moreover, the testimony of victim Weeks Thomas here today is a complete contradiction to his earlier statement to police that brought the charge against these defendants,” Cllr Brown further argued.
He insisted that state prosecutors having no case, were only making up a story against the defendants.
Defense lawyers commented after state prosecutors’ first witness Weeks Thomas accused journalist Pelenah and the two others of using M-16 and single-barrel guns to rob them on July 26 at their GSA Road resident in Paynesville.
Mr. Thomas testified in court that the suspects threatened them with guns before stealing his money. “My brother was shot in the process.”
Meanwhile, state prosecutors said they would produce more witnesses early next week to prove their case against Mr. Pelenah and his accomplices.
Journalist Darlington Pelenah along with William Randolph, Benjamin Gbartwo were charged with criminal conspiracy and armed robbery in violation of chapters 10, and 15 Sections 10.4 and 15.32 of the criminal law of Liberia, according to their charge sheet.