BREAKING: Yekeh Kolubah in Trouble? Court Blocks Move as Appeal Looms _Monrovia Liberia 2026

Añadido: 2026-05-25

[00:00:10]Supreme Court is before the fourth bench. So until the four bench can listen to this matter and make a determination what can be done.

[00:00:19]They just said even though the returns shows that it was properly you know served but it cannot it can be challenged for not following the procedures and you as lawyers of the respondent should have in in collaboration with the respondents know the rules of the house as to whom to serve. Do you think you follow the procedures or you did not as judge >> and so that is the reason why we took exception to the chief justice ruling.

[00:00:44]We disagree with the ruling right. It is not our responsibility to serve precess on another branch of government but rather that is the responsibility of the office of marsh right this body this branch of government have been involved in cases where they are set precept on that branch of government and if they have done it properly why they didn't do it properly assuming that that was the case.

[00:01:05]>> So you saying the marshall should have done the work and not you?

[00:01:08]>> Well we took exception to what? because the the house the lower house most of the house there may have reason to know that there was an order for this vote evidenced by the fact that the the speaker on the day of the hearing even asked the clerk you serve as a witness you serve as a testament to that and so they once they have reason to know that there was an order for this court they shouldn't have proceeded but in any case we have announced a few a few serve as a as a matter of stay to the entire proceedings >> so why exactly did you pray for >> we pray that the the they the the the election should be held in contempt of court right and that they respond to the prohibition because they were were they were served properly in our own opinion and that's and that's what we >> perfect thank you councelor councelor Jonathan Maice Yeah.

[00:02:09]>> So, what does this ruling mean for members of being, you know, critical of making statements in public?

[00:02:17]>> No. Let me say this. Let me let me let me say this. We're trying to look at the room. Let me say this to you.

[00:02:23]>> Do not mislead the Liberian people was not expelled for making public statement for his public authorities.

[00:02:33]He went against house rule to to be a Liberian tax uh to be paid by Liberian tax payer to take off to protect the constitution of Liberia to TAKE OFF TO DEFEND THE TERRITORIAL branch of Liberia to go and make such a statement. WE FELT THAT IT was not only against Yaka but it were also against the house's rules. We uh we gave rule 48.1 48.2 to it was desecrating the house of representative.

[00:03:04]It is a RESPONSIBILITY OF EVERY MEMBERS at all times to protect the sanity the integrity the prestige of the house of representative. So I don't want the public believing that because he has always spoken in the man formed best known to him this is why he was respectful. No that was reason why >> well I don't know what is considered as a perfect opportunity but I say to you like I said earlier I'm here discharging my own responsibility as chairperson from rule orders and administration. The prison is pardon me >> here.

[00:03:38]>> The prison he has set is A GUIDE US.

[00:03:41]EVEN WE AS LEGISLATORS, WE ARE NOT above the Lord. We are not above the law. He have also set a precedent that we ourself know what we say out and how do we say out and let me say this to you.

[00:03:52]Let me say thank you to the leadership of speaker Richard Nangu and Thomas Pa.

[00:03:57]I think in my mind that leadership is bringing serious sanity to the House of Representatives. I do not want to uh to to to criticize any other term but I can say to at this time you observe that legislators particular members of the house are speaking on the basis of informed decision. Let me say this to you. There are other complaints are still before us uh of people making statements that does not have truth into it. And we can assure the public we will do everything possible for those that are making those reckless comments be brought to >> you want to talk about.

[00:04:29]No, I don't want to preheat the church.

[00:04:48]It is a sergeant that comes. So even when you serve it on the member of the legislation, you have not yet served the house until it is served on the house because it is out. Why does he use the word like?

[00:05:09]>> Yes. And particularly for some of us who uh who were part of this process, we have received several negative comments from people that we have had regard for and I think that they were doing the basis of their personal feeling. The personal feeling is different from the law. We say to you this is what the law says. You are not a member of the legislature. You do not have access to the house's rule. You have not read the house's rule. How do you come and debate with a member of the house who understands the house's rule? who is a consultant of the house's room. So we just say to them we are we are happy that we have and I was saying to you before I left that distinguish this case if I were in a situation 40 years the first thing I would have done was to take a glance at the rule to to to get a cut of the house and understand and rule it to determine or to guide me in the procedure of sex but that's going to him and the justice said that though though the return of the the martial it is perceived to be correct yet when challenged it it is proven it cannot be considered correctly in this case you don't just go say operator we are certain who is a operator from which not because I'm sending a judiciary down at the court so it means that I do well with the court or it doesn't mean that I'm qualified compent to receive documentations be at the Supreme Court because you saw me at the temple of justice. No, you need to do little research to understand and let me say this to you. This is an open eye for many of us legislators and even for the general public. Now they have been a clear on the man and form of service. So if someone wanted to serve a service in the house of representatives, we go back to our what the rule says is what go back. So I think I mean I will not quote word by word but 25.6 is clear that in order to serve the house of representatives uh precess right to say the the the sergeant of arm is the police is a chief police officer of the house of representatives. He or she is responsible to receive it.

[00:07:33]He or she is found today following the case today.

[00:07:40]What do you made of it and uh today was unfortunate that honorable did not turn up and you following the process here at the ground of the Supreme Court. What do you made of it sir? Yeah, the only thing that I can say is that with contrary contrary to the view that Ya Kalba lawyers file a case that he did not have due process. When I asked his lawyer, Jonathan Masakqu, he said that the case was not that he did not um the house did not give Jera due process, but they were praying the court to to hold the House of Representatives in contempt of court for not properly for not uh uh uh um adhering to what the court said. And the court said well though our communication was served to the House of Representatives but there were procedural errors and Jonathan Mazakqua is saying procedure error from the side of the court from service cannot be blamed on they who brought complaints.

[00:08:48]>> So so the procedure that you're talking about was it from the house of representative?

[00:08:52]>> No it came from the the court.

[00:08:54]>> The court.

[00:08:54]>> Yeah. So what's what's the next what's the next decision now today's the honorable did not turn up so following following the recent interview with the with the with the with the lawyer honorable councelor Masqu was there specific time mentioned for that >> no look they they've already done it so now the the full bench will call them for for for >> looking at you are you as a Liberian as a journalist what do you made of this case or what do you do what can you predict the outcome from the look of thing what do you made of it >> as a lab jing is >> now I can't preempt what the full bench will say but I know that the full bench will come up with a decision because if the house like the house has maintained that they were not served it they was not they were not properly served and which the the justice in chimber agree with y kaba justice yf kaba >> so now the case are taking another trend here from the supreme court again mar and I report from here again this kat issues have taken another trend Okay.