Monrovia – Liberia’s Chief Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay has despatched a robust warning to judges, magistrates, and judicial employees throughout the nation, vowing to dismiss anybody discovered responsible of corruption or moral misconduct inside the Judiciary.
By: Victoria G. Wesseh
The Chief Justice issued the strict caveat on Wednesday throughout the dedication of three newly constructed Magisterial Courts in Montserrado County — Gardnersville, Brewerville, and Paynesville. The tasks, collectively devoted by Chief Justice Gbeisay and Affiliate Justice Yusuf D. Kabah, had been valued at a mixed US$558,000.
In response to Court docket Administrator Cllr. William B. Kollie, Sr., the tasks embody the refurbishment of the Paynesville Magisterial Court docket (US$90,000) and the development of the Gardnersville and Brewerville Courts (US$234,000 every).
Talking on the ceremonies, Chief Justice Gbeisay declared a “new dispensation” below his management — one which prioritizes integrity, accountability, and the top of judicial commercialization.
“Persons are commercializing the Judiciary, making residents lose belief within the courts. This should come to an finish,” he warned. “I’ve been in workplace simply two weeks and have already dismissed and suspended three individuals. If you’re caught in malpractice or unethical habits, there will probably be no mercy. We’ll examine each report — however there will probably be no compassion for corruption.”
To make sure strict compliance with judicial ethics, Chief Justice Gbeisay introduced plans to ascertain a Judicial Monitoring, Analysis, and Accountability Committee, which is able to monitor and examine misconduct inside the Judiciary.
He defined that whereas judges, magistrates, and legal professionals have already got moral boards for disciplinary evaluation, judicial employees presently lack an impartial channel to report corruption or unprofessional habits. The brand new committee, he stated, will present hotlines posted at each court docket to allow residents and employees to report wrongdoing with no need to go on to the Supreme Court docket.
“This can enhance compliance, strengthen moral requirements, and promote transparency,” Gbeisay stated.
The Chief Justice additionally recommended his predecessor, Chief Justice Sie-A-Nyene Yuoh, for initiating the court docket modernization tasks, and President Joseph Boakai for supporting the Judiciary below the Judicial Autonomy Act.
“We all know {that a} good working setting contributes to effectivity,” he instructed magistrates. “These new courts are trendy and purposeful — even higher than some Justices’ workplaces constructed within the Sixties. However with these enhancements come larger expectations. No extra promoting sheets or commercializing justice.”
In remarks, Court docket Administrator Cllr. Kollie described the dedication as a milestone within the Judiciary’s effort to modernize all Magisterial Courts nationwide.
“4 months in the past, we had been mandated to improve the Paynesville Court docket to satisfy new requirements. We’ve got accomplished that, together with the brand new Gardnersville and Brewerville Courts,” he stated. “At present, the keys are able to be handed over to the magistrates to start operations.”
The brand new and refurbished courts, officers say, kind a part of the Judiciary’s broader reform agenda to strengthen entry to justice and restore public confidence in Liberia’s judicial system.
