Monrovia-Suspended Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA), Abdullai L. Kamara, has been launched on bond following his arrest and temporary detention on the Monrovia Central Jail.
Willie N. Tokpah
Kamara was arrested on Tuesday, September 9, after the Liberia Anti-Corruption Fee (LACC) filed a legal indictment towards him.
The indictment, licensed by the Grand Jury for Montserrado County, accused Kamara and others of a number of financial and monetary crimes, together with, Financial Sabotage, Theft of Property, Misuse of Public Funds, Unlawful Disbursement and Expenditure of Public Cash, Misapplication of Entrusted Property, Felony Facilitation, Felony Conspiracy and Felony Solicitation.
These prices stem from Kamara’s earlier function as Chief Govt Officer of TAMMA Company, earlier than his appointment to the LTA.
In keeping with courtroom paperwork, Kamara and TAMMA Company allegedly obtained funds totaling US$54,500 and L$22.5 million in Could 2023, and an extra US$1.2 million between June and November 2023, from the LTA. These disbursements have been reportedly made with no written contract, Board approval, or any outlined scope of labor.
The funds have been supposedly earmarked for Company Social Accountability (CSR) actions beneath the Liberia Digital Transformation Mission (LDTP), a authorities initiative concentrating on youth digital empowerment.
The prosecution claims that the choice of TAMMA Company for the LDTP bypassed public procurement procedures required by the Public Procurement and Concessions Fee (PPCC), making the deal illegal.
The funds have been allegedly licensed by Edwina Crump Zackpah, then Chairperson of the LTA.
Investigators additional alleged that no verifiable providers have been delivered in return and that the funds stay unaccounted for.
The LACC has accused the defendants of partaking in fraudulent actions with legal intent, violating a number of sections of the Liberian Penal Code ,Title 26.
Initially, Kamara had distanced himself from TAMMA Company throughout an earlier corruption probe, arguing he had relinquished managerial management previous to the questionable transactions.
Nonetheless, the LACC has refiled a focused indictment, this time naming him individually and specializing in his alleged direct function within the monetary mismanagement.
The indictment was signed on August 8, by Court docket Clerk Knowles W. Shain and executed by Main Austine Seinavula of the Montserrado County Sheriff’s Workplace.
Kamara is predicted to look in courtroom later this week because the case proceeds beneath the jurisdiction of Felony Assizes “C”.
The prosecution maintains that the defendants haven’t any affirmative authorized protection, and their alleged actions have induced monetary loss to the Authorities of Liberia and its folks.
This case is seen as a check of the federal government’s dedication to preventing public sector corruption and holding high-ranking officers accountable.
