By G. Watson Richards
Judicial Reporter, Verity News
Criminal Court “C” has ruled in favor of former acting Chairperson of the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA), Abdullah Kamara, ordering his name dropped from the high-profile economic sabotage case involving over US$3 million.
In a ruling delivered Friday, August 1, 2025, Judge Joe Barkon stated that Kamara was improperly and unlawfully named in the indictment as the corporate officer representing Tamma Corporation.
The court held that as a former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the corporation, Kamara no longer had the legal standing to act on behalf of the company.
“Tamma Corporation, as a distinct corporate entity, currently has a new CEO and other corporate officers authorized to represent and act on its behalf,” Judge Barkon noted.
The court determined that Kamara’s inclusion in the indictment was “improper, unlawful, and untenable,” in violation of Liberia’s Association Law and precedents set by the Supreme Court of Liberia.
“If the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission (LACC) believed there was probable cause to hold the former LTA acting boss accountable for any alleged offense, he should have been charged in an individual capacity—not held responsible for the actions of the corporation,” the judge said.
In his ruling, Judge Barkon granted Kamara’s motion to be removed from the case, stating:
“It is the candid decision of this court that the motion to drop is hereby granted, upheld, and sustained.
Abdullah Kamara is ordered dropped from the case, and the state’s resistance is denied and dismissed.”
Kamara had filed the motion on July 17, 2025, asserting that he had been wrongly named in the indictment as the CEO of Tamma Corporation.
He argued that he had relinquished the CEO position over a year prior and therefore should not be held liable as a corporate officer.
The original indictment, filed by the LACC, alleged that on May 18, 2023, Co-Defendant Edwina Zackpah, then Chairperson of the LTA, authorized a payment of US$4,500 and LRD 22.5 million from the LTA’s operational account to Tamma Corporation.
The payment was reportedly made under the guise of corporate social responsibility contributions, despite the absence of a written contract or defined scope of work between the LTA and Tamma Corporation.
Friday, August 1, 2025, ruling marks a significant turn in the ongoing economic sabotage case, narrowing the scope of defendants and reaffirming the legal distinction between corporate entities and former officers no longer in active leadership roles
