Monrovia, June 24 -- The Civil Law Court at the Temple of Justice on Monday ordered the immediate release of Hussein Fadiga from the Monrovia Central Prison, just hours after he was detained in connection with a US$1.6 million libel judgment in favor of former Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency (LDEA) Director Abraham K. Kromah.

By Selma Lomax & Willie N. Tokpah

The release was ordered by Assigned Circuit Judge George W. Smith of the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court. "You are hereby commanded to release from your legal custody the living body of the above-named defendant, (Hussein Fadiga), who was placed in your custody on Monday, June 23, 2025," the court directive stated.

Earlier that day, Fadiga had been arrested after weeks of...