Liberia Senate attempt to jail finance minister fails

Liberia’s Supreme Court has stopped the Senate’s attempts to jail the country’s finance minister after he tried to clamp down on politicians’ expenses. The Senate voted to jail Mr Amara Konneh for acting beyond his powers by proposing a $1.2m (£800,000) budget cut. But the Supreme Court ordered a halt on his imprisonment “until further […]

Liberia’s Supreme Court has stopped the Senate’s attempts to jail the country’s finance minister after he tried to clamp down on politicians’ expenses.
The Senate voted to jail Mr Amara Konneh for acting beyond his powers by proposing a $1.2m (£800,000) budget cut. But the Supreme Court ordered a halt on his imprisonment “until further notice”.
Senate leader Armah Jallah said the Senate had voted unanimously to jail the finance minister because he did not have the powers to reduce their budget.
The 103 lawmakers in the Senate and the House of Representatives get monthly salaries of $13,000 (£9,000) each. And now there is an extra pressure for scrutiny about that pay.