4th DAY’S SPECIAL CHAMBER SITTING CRIMINAL COURT “A”
FEBRUARY A.D. 2009 TERM
Monday, April 20, 2009 SHEET (3)
THE SHERIFF’S REPORT:
TRIAL CASE CALLED, ALL PARTIES PRESENT.
REPRESENTATION
The petitioners are present as per record and present is Cllrs. Thompson Jerbeh. And submits.
While the co-respondents(Ministries of Justice, Health and the Social welfare are represented by the Ministry of Justice and present in court are Atty. Samuel K Jacobs county attorney for Montserrado county, cllr. Aaron Kpakpelline Asst. ministry of Justice for Taxatio, Cllr. Augustine C. Fayiah asst. Minister of Justice and litigation and Cllr. Eva Mappy-Morgan Acting Minister of Justice and attorney General Republic of Liberia who says and submits that the Co-respondents herein named above are present in court, And submits.
Co-respondents says and submits that while they are still on their feet they have a submission to make and be spread on the minutes of this record after notation of these representatives. And submits.
THE COURT:
The representation are noted and co-respondents Ministry of Justice may now proceed to make its submission on the minutes of the court. AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Co-respondents say they respectfully want to inform this honourable court that the children subject to these proceedings are in the care and custody of the ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and that said children have been placed by the Ministry in the care of DON BOSCO a reputable Child Welfare Agency for their protection and for their care. Co-respondents say further that it does not deny the moving of the said children in the care of WACSN but said that such an action on the sport was done to protect Health and Welfare of the children and as it astringed in all matters of law appertaining to the welfare of children that the best interest of a child is paramount to all. Co-respondents say and respectfully begs the court for protection and for the best interests of the children to be carefully, judicially, seriously looked into this matter as it bears on the health and security and the lives of these children for their welfare continue to be in the custody of DON BOSCO a reputable child welfare institution so that they have fair chance, to
life, to that risk, to security, to non-trafficant and to grow and be productive members in the Liberian society and respectfully submit.
THE COURT:
The court says that to the extent that the Ministry of Justice and Health and Social Welfare have stated that they took custody of the minors involved in these petition because of the best welfare of said minors and placed them with DON BOSCO center. The court says that to the extent that the whereabouts of the minors is now known to this honourable court, this court will postpone the hearing until April 21, AD 2009, at the hour of 2:00 pm.
AND IT IS HEREBY ORDERED. MATTER SUSPENDED.
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