A court in Liberia has issued arrest warrants for over 30 people many of whom are former central bank officials.
The warrants were issued following the disappearance of banknotes worth $104 million between last year and this year.
Court documents released on Friday show that the court wants former central bank officials including Charles Sirleaf, the son of former president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf arrested.
The court says it has information some persons wanted for investigations plan to leave Liberia.
These persons are to “be brought before this Honourable Court to answer to criminal charges levied against them by the Republic of Liberia”, the court document revealed.
Protests over missing cash
Hundreds of Liberians on Monday protested in the capital, Monrovia, as they express anger at the disappearance of the bank notes.
The protesters held placards with most of them with inscriptions saying “bring back our money”.
The disappearance of huge consignments of the money printed abroad in China and Sweden has shocked many Liberians.
Officials are unable to account for the missing consignments containing the banknotes. They were brought into Liberia between November last year and August this year.
Although the the containers, the money was kept inside left the port in the capital, Monrovia they cannot be found.
President Weah took over in January this year promising to deal with corruption and fix the country’s ailing economy.
Source: Africafeeds.com
