-As Chamber Justice Grants Defense Certiorari


By: G Bennie Bravo Johnson I 

In the ongoing murder trial involving the government of Liberia by and through the Liberia National Police and the ministry of Justice versus Cllr. Gloria Musu Scott and her family, the justice in chamber of the supreme court Jamesetta Wolokollie on Monday, December 11, 2023, granted the 

subpoenas pray for by defense in murder case which were denied by His Honor Roosevelt Z. Willie of Criminal Court A.

The decision of the justice in chamber of the upper court to grant the subpoenas prayed for by the defense in their Petition for Writ of Certiorari overturned the decision of judge Roosevelt Willie of criminal court A’.

Therefore giving rise to have Monrovia City Mayor Jefferson Tamba Koijee to testify to his relationship with Mohammed Keita, Varlee Telleh and others.

In the Writ of Certiorari which was granted by the justice in chamber, the defense council prayed the honorable court for the issuance of the writ Certiorari directing judge Roosevelt Willie to grant the application to have Jefferson Koijee, Verlee Talleh and Moses Wright to testify their relationship with others and the phone interaction with them from February 20 -24, 2023

And as well show the calls interactions between the number 112001407 and Moses Wright form the cogent part of these proceedings.

Meanwhile, the Chambers Justice in her ruling stated that the Certiorari was granted because it is Defendants’ Right to produce evidence that exonerates  them.

The granted Certiorari will see the wife of Varlee Telleh, subpoena to testify to a porpoted phone number registered in Varlee Telleh’s name and used by her and calls made to a number which was also calling Moses Wright, one of the Securities on the Compound of Justice Scott before, during and after the incident. 

And also have Moses Weight, the Commander of the Private Security (Genesis) on the Compound of Justice Scott to testify to his phone communication with a number which was also interacting with the number said to be used by Varlee Telleh’s wife before, during and after the incident.

Moses Wright will also testify why he changed his phone on the morning of February 23, 2023 the very next after the incident.

In continuation, the subpoena will also

have the coroner of Montserrado County who attended to the deceased Charlie Musu to produce and testify to the Coroner’s Report.

At the same time, the granted certiorari also gives rise to a subpoena on

Orange GSM Company to produce and testify to the call logs of all of:

Jefferson Tamba Koijee’s Orange numbers from February 20-24, 2023. Moses Wright’s Orange Number from February 20-24, 2023. and Mohammed Keita’s Orange Number from February 20-24, 2023.

And as well as Lonestar GSM Company to produce and testify to the call logs of all of Mayor Jefferson Tamba Koijee’s Lonestar numbers from February 20-24, 2023.