Liberia: Chief Justice Gbeisay Calls for Unity Among Liberians, Particularly People in Gompa City, Nimba County

Liberia’s Chief Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay Sr. MONROVIA – Chief Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay Sr. has called on all Liberians, particularly the People of Nimba County to remain united and respect the rule of Law. Speaking during the opening of the Supreme Court October Term on Monday, October 12, he said, “I want to use this occasion to call on all Liberians, especially my fellow Citizens in Gompa City, Nimba County, to unite irrespective of tribe or ethnic background. Tribalism destroys national unity and peace, and further triggers violence and war. Liberia has traveled down that road before and we know where it led us. We must not go there again. The Gbeisay’s Bench will enforce all legitimate judgments without fear or favor and irrespective of its consequences.

’’ Chief Justice Gbeisay pointed out that the law is blind and the only tribe recognized before a court of competent jurisdiction is Justice. He expanded on the court’s enforcement of judgments, particularly in Montserrado and Nimba Counties. He said that as the court works to expand access to justice across the country, enforcing court judgments remains a daunting challenge. The Chief Justice pointed to an incident of the court’s final judgment at the 8th Judicial Circuit Court in 2018, wherein some members of the Mandingo Ethnic Group in Gompa mobilized and violently obstructed the enforcement of judgment against a member of their tribe. Speaking further, he said the spokesperson of the group, Mark Jabateh, took to the media and openly declared that he could kill the former Chief Justice, Francis Korkpor, if he had laid eyes on him. “The past government took no action; instead, the present government rewarded him with a…