Liberians are watching a long-awaited moment in their nation’s pursuit of justice after the Office for the War and Economic Crimes Court submitted draft bills to the justice minister to establish both a war and economic crimes court and a national anti-corruption court, even as civil society groups and advocates voice deep disagreement about how best to hold perpetrators of wartime atrocities accountable and move the process forward. Anthony Stephens reports in this social media Video. To read more about this story click this link: https://frontpageafricaonline.com/war-crimes/liberia-war-crimes-court-office-submits-long-awaited-bills-to-justice-minister-amid-dispute-with-civil-society/

This story is a collaboration with New Narratives as part of the West Africa Justice Reporting Project. Funding was provided by the Swedish Embassy in Liberia which had no say in the story’s content.