Liberia: Acquitted One Week, Summoned the Next - Tweah Faces New U.S.$20.5m Probe

Liberia: Acquitted One Week, Summoned the Next - Tweah Faces New U.S.$20.5m Probe

MONROVIA -- The ink was barely dry on his acquittal when the government came for Samuel D. Tweah Jr. again.

CORRUPTION, ACQUITTALS AND PUBLIC DISTRUST AS LIBERIA FACES HARD QUESTIONS AFTER TWEAH VERDICT

By Socrates Smythe Saywon

A Week After Acquittal, Former Minister Tweah Summoned in Fresh US$20.5 Million Rice Subsidy Probe - Global News Network Liberia

By James T. Brooks The ink was barely dry on his acquittal when the government came for Samuel D. Tweah Jr. again. Less than a week after a Criminal Court “C” jury cleared Liberia’s former finance minister of every charge in the most closely watched corruption trial of the Joseph Boakai administration, the Asset Recovery and Property Retrieval Task Force (AREPT) summoned Tweah on May 13, 2026, to answer questions about the alleged misuse of more…

AREPT Drags Ex-Finance Minister into New Probe over US$20.5M

Former Minister Samuel D. Tweah Jr. is summoned by AREPT for alleged $20.5M rice subsidy diversion after acquittal in separate $6.2M case. Legal experts anticipate continued legal actions.

Tweah Trapped in US$20M Rice Subsidy Probe - Liberia news The New Dawn Liberia, premier resource for latest news

By Lincoln G. Peters Paynesville, Monrovia, May 15, 2026: Just days after his acquittal in a high-profile economic sabotage trial, former Finance and Development Planning Minister Samuel D. Tweah, Jr., has once again been summoned, this time by the Asset Recovery and Property Retrieval Task Force (AREPT). Tweah has been asked to answer questions regarding the US$20.5 million rice subsidy fund implemented by the former Coalition for Democratic Ch…