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Taylor’s Legal Battle Intensifies | Liberia News
Former VP Jewel Howard-Taylor’s legal team has dropped their request for a preliminary exam, clearing the way for her case to move forward — while she remains under home detention. Instead, they’re now pushing for bail in Criminal Court C, arguing that the government’s use of the 2023 Controlled Drugs Act to prosecute her is unconstitutional, since some alleged acts predate the law. The prosecution insists there’s enough evidence to proceed, charging Taylor with drug trafficking, importation, and money laundering tied to a transnational narcotics investigation. The court now faces two…
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