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JUSTICE UNDERMINED OR RULE OF LAW UPHELD? THE SAUDI RICE THEFT CASE AND LIBERIA’S TROUBLED BONDING SYSTEM - Smart News Liberia

By Socrates SmytheSaywon, Columnist The indictment of twelve high-profile former and current Liberian government officials for allegedly misappropriating 25,054 bags of rice, generously donated by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for disaster victims, has reignited public outrage over elite impunity and Liberia’s fragile justice architecture. At the heart of this unfolding saga is not merely the theft itself but a judicial process teetering between l…
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Smart News Liberia broke the news in on Friday, August 1, 2025.
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