Vetting Committee Of War, Economic Crimes Court Adopts Terms Of Reference 

By K. Ericson Sayee 

The Vetting Committee responsible to recruit and select the Principal Administrator of the War and Economic Crimes Court has unanimously adopted Terms of Reference (ToR) of the office of the court.

According to a statement from the Ministry of Justice issued on September 6, 2024, Cllr. Oswald Tweh, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General, presented a draft ToR to the members for review, edits and inputs. 

The statement also disclosed that the ToR is holistic, comprising Academic, Professional, Delegating, and Supervisory competencies.

"After a thorough review and inputs from across the table, the terms of reference were adopted and approved for publication", the Ministry said.

Cllr. Tweh, the release noted, met members of the Vetting Committee for the recruitment of the Executive Director for the War and Economic Crimes Court Office in the Conference Room of the Ministry of Justice.

"This committee was constituted by the President of the Republic of Liberia, H.E Joseph N. Boakai on August 15, 2024, with the mandate to vet and recruit an Executive Director for the War and Economic Crimes Court Office", the communication added.

Other committee members present at the meeting, according to the statement, included Mr. George Kingsley – National Civil Society Council, Mr. Adama K. Dempster – Human Rights CSO, Cllr. T. Dempster Brown – Independent Human Rights Commission, and Cllr. Sylvester D. Rennie – President, Liberia National Bar Association.

Also, the Director General of the Cabinet, Hon. Nathaniel Kwabo, Cllr. Cora Hare-Konuwa , Deputy Minister for Codification, Ministry of Justice and the Special Assistant to the Minister of Justice, Atty. Siaffa Bahn Kemoka were also present at the meeting. 

The meeting was climaxed with a timetable for the publication of the Terms of Reference to solicit application from qualified candidates.