Monrovia, Sept. 4 -- Criminal Court "A" Judge Roosevelt Z. Willie has denied a defence motion seeking to televise proceedings in the ongoing Capitol Building Arson Trial, describing the request as a violation of existing court rules and an attempt to "bring the court to public disrepute."

The request, made by Cllr. Johnson, came amid growing public scrutiny and intense national interest in the case, which involves the prosecution of several individuals accused of orchestrating the mysterious fire that gutted a wing of the historic Capitol Building earlier this year.

Cllr. Johnson argued that the public nature of the case, as well as Liberia's commitments to freedom of information, justified live media coverage of the trial.

He cited th...