After a careful perusal of the case between the Republic of Liberia, by and through the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC), and Edwina C. Zackpa, former Chairperson of the Liberia Telecommunication Authority (LTA), and Abdullah L. Kamara, CEO, Tamma Corporation, the Criminal Court “C” has officially dropped all charges levied against Abdullah Kamara, and discharged him from further answering to the charges.
Furthermore, the court has subsequently restored all Kamara’s Constitutional and statutory rights.
Kamara and others were previously charged for economic sabotage, theft of property, misapplication of entrusted property, criminal facilitation, criminal solicitation and criminal conspiracy.
However, in the official clearance issued to Kamara on Thursday, September 4, 2025, the Criminal Court “C” observed, “A careful perusal of the case file in the case referenced above reveals that the charges levied against Abudllai L. Kamara have been dropped on August 1, 2025 based on a motion to drop misjoin party, thereby discharging him from further answering to the said charges and subsequently restoring his Constitutional and statutory rights.
“In essence, Abdullai L. Kamara has no criminal action pending against him before the First Judicial Circuit, Criminal Court ‘C’, Montserrado County, Republic of Liberia.”
It can be recalled that the LACC started an unjustified investigation on suspended LTA Chairman Kamara, citing the GAC report which did not mention Abdullah Kamara anywhere in its findings.
The LACC investigated Kamara and found no evidence of corruption, but yet reported to President Joseph N. Boakai that he must be indicted. The President immediately suspended Kamara and ordered the Ministry of Justice and the LACC to investigate further, but LACC unilaterally indicted and took Kamara to Criminal Court “C”.
After conducting hearings in the matter, the court determined that Kamara was not a subject to the case and ruled that Kamara be dropped from the proceedings. The LACC challenged the verdict and took an appeal to the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court, too, dismissed the appeal and upheld the decision of the lower court, which has finally cleared Kamara from the case and thereby restoring all his rights as granted by the law.
Political observers have hailed the Judiciary for dispensing justice amidst political contentions and hidden interests. They say it was well known from the unset that the government did not have a case to win with Abdullah Kamara.
They accused the LACC of haunting Kamara for no reason, as the GAC did not mention his name. “Why indict Kamara when, in fact, he was neither the CEO of Tamma Corporation nor the former Chairman of the LTA?” an observer asked.
They warned that there should be no witch-hunt when there is no witch, and the LACC must stop picking fuss where there is no fuss.
They recommended that now that the court has restored all Kamara’s rights, President Boakai should see reason to restore him to his position, in order to signal that the fight is against corruption and not against targeted individuals.
According to them, it is not about the job, but about restoration of rights and ensuring that government officials, too, are protected when they are wrongfully accused.
