{"id":6640,"date":"2025-10-31T18:47:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T18:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.thedaylight.org\/wp68\/?p=6640"},"modified":"2025-11-12T14:04:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T14:04:25","slug":"justice-ministry-receives-forest-bibles-to-prosecute-crimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stage.thedaylight.org\/wp68\/2025\/10\/31\/justice-ministry-receives-forest-bibles-to-prosecute-crimes\/","title":{"rendered":"Justice Ministry Receives \u2018Forest Bibles\u2019 To Prosecute Crimes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Justice Minister Oswald Tweh Receives the forest bible from MFGAP\u2019s Team Lead Letla Mosenene. The DayLight\/Harry Browne<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By Varney Kamara <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MONROVIA \u2013 The Ministry of Justice has received 150 copies of the \u201cforest bible,\u201d a book containing laws and regulations governing Liberia\u2019s forestry sector. The ministry also received the same number of forestry compliance handbooks, a comprehensive guide for the sector\u2019s law enforcement and procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lack of understanding of environmental laws and compliance regulations has significantly hampered prosecution and enforcement efforts in the country\u2019s forest sector. Both books, comprising basic definitions, crimes, and fines, aim to close this gap. It is an undertaking of the Multi-stakeholder Forest Governance and Accountability Project (MFGAP), funded by the British government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is a very good opportunity to understand the laws. It will improve the prosecutorial arm of the ministry because our prosecutors and county attorneys will have all of them at their fingertips,\u201d said Justice Minister N. Oswald Tweh.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn many instances, our prosecutors have to find the law, define and explain it. Now, summarizing them in a single place makes their task easier. This is a very good step.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In May 2017, the Forestry Development Authority published<\/a> the overview of the legal framework for forests, meant to improve sectoral governance and ensure compliance. However, progress has been marginal, with the sector plagued by irregularities and noncompliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lucia Gbala, a representative of Heritage Partners and Associates, the firm that compiled the books, said it would enhance accountability in the sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe best lawyers need to know where to find the laws,\u201d Gbala said.  \u201cPutting these laws together and compiling all of the relevant laws for the work of prosecutors and other laws to be able to have easy access and educate the communities.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Letla Mosenene, MFGAP\u2019s team lead, said her group was working with the Ministry of Justice and other agencies to ensure adequate awareness of forestry legal frameworks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is one of the efforts we are making to ensure that the people obey the laws, and that they effectively participate in governance of the forest sector,\u201d said Mosenene. \u201cWe think this tool will go a long way to help the ministry carry on its work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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