Woewiyu Responds to Ellen's Lawsuit

In his response or resistance to the lawsuit filed before Judge Blamo Dixon of the Civil Law Court, Mr. Woewiyu, denied claims by the plaintiff that she was never charged, tried and convicted of any criminal offense.

Mr. Woewiyu maintained that the plaintiff (Ellen) has been charged with numerous criminal offenses including sedition and treason, tried in a Liberian courts including the Supreme Military Tribunal at which time she was convicted and subsequently pardoned by the Executive.

Mr. Woewiyu said in count one (b) of his petition, that the plaintiff was again lastly wanted by the Liberian government on charges of sedition sometime in 1987, when she surreptitiously absconded from the bailiwick of Liberia, thus making her to become a fugitive and thereby, preventing justice, to all intents and purposes

Ellen Takes Woewiyu To Court For Defamation

Pres. Sirleaf Makes More Nominations

Meanwhile, the Executive Mansion has released the names of eleven nominees that have been confirmed by the Liberian Senate.

According to the Executive Mansion, the confirmed officials include Cllr. Jamesetta Howard-Wollokollie, Minister of Youth and Sports; Dr. Christopher Toe, Minister of Agriculture; the Rebook Human Rights laureate, Cllr. Samuel Kofi Woods II, Minister of Labor; and Human Rights Lawyer and political activist, Cllr. Tiawon S. Gongloe, Solicitor-General.

Also confirmed by the Senate at the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization (BIN) are Christian C. Massaquoi, Commissioner; Abla Gadegbeku Williams, Deputy Commissioner for Naturalization and Joseph Kerkela, Deputy Commissioner for Administration.

Other confirmed nominees include Alfred Karlay, Deputy Director for Administration, Liberia National Police; Gayflor Y. Tarpeh, Deputy Director for Operations, Liberia National Police; Pete Norman, Deputy Minister for Commerce, and James D. Hallowanger, Deputy Director for Administration, Special Security Service (SSS).