| Summary of the Case |
The Liberian Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC), in 2019, indicted defendant Singbeh for allegedly opening two bogus accounts in the name of MHM Eko-Liberia, conspired with Karel Sochor, Ales Sramek, Peter Pesek, Jan Holaseh (Czech Republic nationals )and Gloria Caine by convincing two Czech investors, Martin Miloschewsky and Pavel Miloschewsky to transfer US$2,495,109 and US$102,000,to pay custom duties on equipment imported, employees salaries and other running cost.
The indictment notes that the total value of properties including cash and equipment stolen directly from the Czech nationals by the defendants is estimated at about US$5, 062, 419.10.
The Miloschewsky brothers were to hold 35 percent share each, with Singbeh holding the remaining 30 percent share in the proposed MHM Eko Liberia Limited, a rock crushing company that was expected to have been operating in Weala, Margibi County, the indictment said.
In June 2021, then Pro-Tempore Albert Chie rejected a communication from the Assistant Minister for Litigation at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), Counselor Wesseh Alphonsus Wesseh, to surrender to authorities of Criminal Court ‘C” and to face an indictment on criminal charges.
By then, Senator Chie argument was that the ministry’s letter was contained a reputational error.
Cllr. Wesseh’s communication addressed to Senate Pro-Tempore Chie then reads, “Senator Albert T. Chie, President Pro-Tempore and Honorable Members of the Honorable Liberian Senate (In session), The Honorable Liberian Senate, Capitol Hill, Monrovia, Liberia).”
However, Senator Chie’s argument was that Cllr. Wesseh repeated twice the word ‘Honorable’ in the communication, which he believes constitutes a major error to be introduced on the agenda for deliberation by the House of Senate.
Minister Wesseh by then ratified the error and resubmitted the corrected letter to the office of the Pro-Tempore.
The Senate procedure says that for a communication to be placed on the agenda, it must first be received by the Secretariat currently headed by Singbeh.
Singbeh, who is the secretary of the Senate and head of the Secretariat, upon receipt of the communication, will submit it to the office of the Pro-Tempore and Senator Chie will review the content and mandate the Secretariat to place it on the agenda for deliberation. |
