Tag: Liberia Justice System
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🇱🇷 George Weah Visits Jewel Howard-Taylor at South Beach Prison as Liberia’s Drug Case Draws Political Attention
MONROVIA, Liberia — Former Liberian President George Manneh Weah has visited former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor at South Beach Prison, bringing renewed political attention to the high-profile legal case surrounding the former vice president. Weah’s visit comes as Howard-Taylor remains in detention while facing allegations connected to Liberia’s ongoing drug-trafficking investigation. The former vice president…
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🇱🇷 Former Liberian Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor Sent to Monrovia Central Prison as Court Denies Release Request
MONROVIA, Liberia — August 25, 2026 — Liberia’s former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor has been remanded to the Monrovia Central Prison after a Monrovia City Court denied a request by her lawyers for her release on humanitarian grounds, escalating a high-profile narcotics investigation that has shaken the country’s political establishment. Howard-Taylor, who served as Liberia’s…