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Liberia: Ex-VP Defense Withdraws Evidence Hearing

allafrica.com · 6dShare

[Liberian Observer] Former Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor's lawyers spent last week challenging the State's evidence against her. But on Monday, just as Magistrate Ben Barco was expected to decide whether prosecutors could play explosive audio recordings allegedly containing Taylor's own voice, the defense abruptly ended the preliminary examination altogether.

First report: Liberia: Taylor Lawyers Drop Preliminary Examination Bid As State Presses Cartel Case — allafrica.com, 6d