By Garmah Lomoh|Contributor
Acquitted and former Central Bank of Liberia Governor Milton A. Weeks has warned state lawyers to not wrongfully prosecute people based on sentiment or in the name of maintaining their jobs or to satisfy those who give them the job.
In an exclusive interview with team of journalists after the final verdict at the Temple of Justice, former Governor Weeks said he is happy that the court established that there were no monies missing.
He said what he concern of is proving his innocence and that the verdict has been hand down, it is time for the same government to go after those who said L$16bn was missing especially the Information Minister Lenn Eugene Nagbe who told the public through radio talk show that some of the monies were printed in China, Sweden and other countries.
During outburst of the L$16bn saga, the ruling chairman Mulbah Morlu also said that he saw people dividing some of the monies in pick up.
The former CBL official added that he no intention to sue the CDC led government who tortured them wrongfully for two years.
He Wondered where and how the missing L$16bn came about?
Also speaking with lawyer of acquitted Milton Weeks, Cllr. Abrahim Sillah, said the entire case involving the ex-CBL officials was a blame game.
Cllr. Sillah said allegation leived against his client was totally unfounded and don’t exist but rather it was blame game and thank God it has ended with their clients been acquitted.
Meanwhile, state lawyer Cllr. Jerry Garlawolu said that judge has ruled and the role of the prosecution is produced facts during the trial.
Cllr. Garlawolu maintained that state lawyers are not frustrated over the ruling made by the court because they a played their role and it was left with the judge to make a determination.
He said judge reliance was mostly based on Kroll report but the Judge Gbeisay in his ruling said, state lawyers didn’t consult the Presidential investigative Team (PIT) before indicting the former CBL officials.
According to Cllr. Garlawolu, they established that several monies were printed and brought in the country but howbeit the Judge has ruled.
When the final ruling was going not going in the way of state lawyers, Chief prosecutor and Liberia’s Solicitor General Syrenius Cephus was like a pregnant woman in pain who could not sit nor stand.
In the middle of the ruling, SG Cephus boycotted and could no longer be seen around.
Many who went to listen to the Court ruling wondered why state lawyers have not prosecuted those who were involved with the USD 25m mop up exercise but going after innocent and at the same spoiling state resources on cases that they don’t evidence on.
The state lawyers spoiled resources on the Stable mining case in 2019, on the former passport Director Andrew Woplo and now the CBL case.
The trial was branch trail where the Judge serving as both Judge and jury de facto or trial of facts.
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