The Ministry of Justice’s Prosecution Department, on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, holds a major three (3) day inter-agency workshop with Prosecutors and other Justice actors within the Republic of Liberia. The workshop, which is currently ongoing at the Seneh’s Guest House, Police Academy, Paynesville, brought together prestigious members from our legal and Rule of Law communities, such as County Attorneys- Prosecutors, Investigators, Prosecutors Monitors, and staffers of the Prosecution Department of the Ministry of Justice as well as our International partners-IDLO. It also considered individuals from the Liberian National Police, Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission, Liberia Immigration Service, and the Liberia Drugs Enforcement Agency as immediate beneficiaries.

According to Cllr. Augustine C. Fayiah, Solicitor General of the Republic of Liberia, said the workshop will enhance Prosecutors’ skills in writing indictments, developing investigative skills, and promoting ethical conduct, among others. He also stressed that it supports inter-agency cooperation, working jointly to minimize mistakes in law enforcement.

In the same development, Cllr. Natu Oswald Tweh, Sr., Minister/Attorney General of the Republic of Liberia, welcomed and commended the International Development Law Organization (IDLO), all prosecutors and Justice Actors for attending the workshop. He further mentioned that the workshop is “an effort to pursue justice and professional excellence for the Rule of Law within the Republic of Liberia.

Minister Tweh noted, “The participants of this workshop are a distinguished group comprising not only our dedicated prosecutors but also investigators, prosecution monitors, and prosecution department staff. Additionally, we are fortunate to have our colleagues from the Liberia National Police (LNP), the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC), the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS), and the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA). Your participation symbolizes a unified front in our pursuit of justice.”

The program, which begins on August 7, is expected to end on August 9, 2024, when prosecutors and other justice actors will resume their areas of assignments.