Liberia: Former VP Howard-Taylor Sent to Prison as Court Rejects Bail Request
Howard-Taylor faces charges tied to an alleged transnational cocaine network, and prosecutors say three foreign nationals were also charged in absentia.
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Liberia: Former VP Howard-Taylor Sent to Prison as Court Rejects Bail Request
Former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor was sent to jail Wednesday after the Monrovia City Court denied a request from her lawyers to release her on humanitarian grounds, days after she suffered a medical emergency in police custody.
Former Vice-President of Liberia Jewel Howard-Taylor was placed in pre-trial detention after being indicted for being linked to an international drug trafficking network operating inside and outside the country.
Former Liberian VP Jewel Howard-Taylor Remanded to Prison on Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Charges - Global News Network Liberia
By James T. Brooks MONROVIA — Former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor was sent to jail Wednesday after the Monrovia City Court denied a request from her defense team for release on humanitarian grounds, following a recent medical emergency while in police custody. Stipendiary Magistrate Ben Barco issued a writ of arrest targeting Howard-Taylor alongside three foreign nationals. The formal charges include unlicensed importation of controlled dr…
Liberia: Jewel Howard-Taylor’s arrest would have been unthinkable under Charles Taylor
Jewel Howard-Taylor’s Arrest Would Once Have Been Unthinkable in Liberia The arrest of former Liberian Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor has triggered an […] The post Liberia: Jewel Howard-Taylor’s arrest would have been unthinkable under Charles Taylor appeared first on Business Elites Africa.
Jewel Howard-Taylor did not leave Liberia as planned. On Wednesday, 19 August, the former Vice-President was arrested at Roberts International Airport as she was about to leave the country. A few hours later, the judicial authorities announced his indictment in an investigation into a transnational drug network. Read more: Liberia: Former Vice-President Jewel Howard-Taylor arrested at the airport in an investigation into a transnational drug net…
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