Woewiyu’s Trial Beginning: The Momentum for Justice in West Africa
Liberian Rebel Faction’s Defense Minister & Spokesman, Jucontee Thomas Woewiyu, Faces Trial in the United States.
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Liberian Rebel Faction’s Defense Minister & Spokesman, Jucontee Thomas Woewiyu, Faces Trial in the United States.
Mohammed Jabbateh, the Liberian warlord known as “Jungle Jabbah”, was sentenced today to 30 years in prison, culminating a landmark case in the United States and marking a long-overdue milestone for justice in Liberia.
The former Liberian rebel commander Mohammed Jabbateh aka Jungle Jabbah will be sentenced by a judge in Philadelphia on February 7, 2018. Trials of other alleged Liberian war criminals have been scheduled for 2018.
Philadelphia, United States – On October 18, 2017 a jury of 12 in a U.S. Federal Courthouse found former Liberian rebel commander Mohammed Jabbateh, aka “Jungle Jabbah,” guilty of two counts of fraud and two counts of perjury.
Philadelphia, PA – The U.S. Government’s immigration fraud case against Liberian citizen, Pennsylvania resident and alleged war criminal Jabbateh, a/k/a “Jungle Jabbah” begins on October 2, 2017 in Philadelphia.