Liberia: Former VP Howard-Taylor Sent to Prison as Court Rejects Bail Request
[Liberian Investigator] MONROVIA -- Former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor was sent to jail Wednesday after the Monrovia City Court denied a request from her lawyers to release her on humanitarian grounds, days after she suffered a medical emergency in police custody.
Monrovia — Former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor was incarcerated on Wednesday as the Monrovia City Court rejected her lawyers' plea for bail release, following a medical emergency she experienced while under police custody. Stipendiary Magistrate Ben Barco issued an arrest warrant against Howard-Taylor and three foreign nationals, accusing them of unlicensed drug importation, illicit trafficking, abuse of office, criminal conspiracy, facilitation, solicitation, money laundering, and aiding the commission of a crime.
The political figure, who held office from 2018 to 2024, was apprehended at Roberts International Airport on August 19 while en route to Ghana. She subsequently fell ill in custody and was transferred to the Gomez Institute of Medical Sciences. Her legal representatives have vehemently denied the charges, labeling them as baseless and politically driven.
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