Liberia Supreme Court reserves ruling in Kolubah dispute
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Frontpageafricaonline
Liberia’s Supreme Court has reserved its decision in the dispute between lawmaker Yekeh Kolubah and the House of Representatives leadership over the enforcement of a court order. The applicants’ lawyer, Jonathan Massaquoi, argues that Liberia’s Civil Procedure Law determines whether the order was validly served, reports FrontPage Africa.
Liberia’s Supreme Court has reserved its decision in the dispute between expelled lawmaker Yekeh Kolubah and the leadership of the House of Representatives. FrontPage Africa reports that the appeal concerns, among other things, whether an order asking the House to suspend any further action pending a court ruling was validly served.
The applicants’ lawyer, Jonathan Massaquoi, argued that service should be assessed under Liberia’s Civil Procedure Law, rather than solely under the House’s internal rules. He cited section 3.38, paragraph 9, which provides for service on the executive head of a government subdivision or municipality. The applicants argue that the office of the Speaker of the House was the appropriate recipient of the order.
The dispute also concerns whether parliamentary leaders continued a contested process despite a Supreme Court injunction intended to maintain the status quo. District 10 is at the centre of political tensions already marked by calls for a legislative by-election and Kolubah’s expulsion.
Kolubah announced his independent candidacy for Liberia’s 2029 presidential election on 11 October. A few days later, on 14 October, Thomas Taylor called for calm in District 10.
