81.The Applicant further submits “That on August 27, 2018, the Special Ad-Hoc
Committee of the House of Representatives prepared its own Rules of
Impeachment which was purportedly adopted by the House’s Plenary for the
sole purpose of the impeachment trial of the Applicant. The Special Ad-Hoc
Committee also submitted a report purporting to be the results of
investigations it allegedly conducted into the allegations set forth in the
Amended Petition of impeachment, in which Applicant was never made a part
of.”
82.Again, the Applicant further argues that the proceedings at his trial by the
Senate was also marred with irregularities as the Standing Rules of the Senate
were amended during the trial and the result of the vote cast by the jury was
not announced until after two days. It is submitted by the Applicant under
paragraph 4.9 of the originating application that “It is worth noting that the
Plenary of the Liberian Senate approved said Amended Rule 63 on November
6, 2018, at least four (4) months after the Amended Petition of Impeachment
had been filed against the Applicant. Such a conduct contravenes Article 21
(a) of the 1986 Liberian Constitution as well as Article 7 of the African
Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights”.
83.The Respondent in its memorial of defence insists that the due process of the
law was adhered to in accordance with the law as provided for in the section
43 of the 1986 Constitution of Liberia. The Respondent argued in Document
3 of the memorial of defence at paragraph 4:21 that “the Applicant’s removal
was by the political process of impeachment” and at the same time claims in
paragraph 4.22 in the same document that the removal procedure of the
Applicant from office were all “supported by and consistent with relevant
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