Liberia: Taking the Corruption Fight One Step Further

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has reportedly forwarded a bill to the National Legislature, seeking an amendment in the Act, creating the Liberia Anti Corruption Commission or LACC, to enable that institution to directly prosecute corruption cases. The move by the President followed repeated frustrations expressed by the Chairperson of the LACC Cllr. Frances Johnson-Alison (formerly Frances Johnson Morris) over delays by the Justice Ministry in prosecuting individuals forwarded by the commission.

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