Case Number |
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Case Title |
Corruption and financial impropriety involving the purchase of Police uniforms by Hon. Munah Siah, Manneh Dunn et al. of the LNP. |
Submitted At |
July 15, 2010 |
Case Status |
Concluded: Not Guilty |
Judge |
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Amount Involved |
$0.00 USD
$0.00 LRD
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Jurisdiction |
Supreme Court |
Sector of the Case |
Security and Rule of Law |
Level of Government |
National |
Forms of Corruption |
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Summary of the Case |
In 2021, the LACC announced that a restitution of US$18,000 had been made to the government’s account of 1602003653 from the case Munah Sieh and others. According to the LACC, the restitution of the fund by former Police Director Sieh and the others stemmed from a court judgment which held them liable of US$199,800.The institution noted that each of the defendants was mandated to pay the amount of US$39,950 into government’s coffers, but only US$18,000 has been restituted so far.
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Nature of the Case |
The Supreme Court of Liberia upheld the conviction of former Police Inspector General Beatrice Munah Sieh-Brown and four others for corruption and financial impropriety regarding purchase of uniform for the Emergency Response Unit (ERU) of the Liberia National Police (LNP). The former Police Chief and her Deputy, Harris Mannah Dunn conspired with a Nigerian Businessman, Prince Aknermi and three others and were found liable to the tone of US$199,800.
On appeal, the Supreme Court noted that the weight of evidence adduced in court by government lawyers met the legal requirement to convict the former Police Inspector General Beatrice Munah Sieh-Brown and four for economic sabotage, theft of property, criminal facilitation and criminal conspiracy.
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