Prior to becoming a member of the National Transitional Legislative Assembly, Koukou was a senator from Nimba County.[1] Koukou replaced George Dweh as Speaker of the transitional legislature on 17 March 2005 after Dweh was suspended indefinitely on 14 March for spending money without proper authorization.[2]
On 17 July 2007, Koukou was arrested along with several others, including former army chief of staff Charles Julue, for alleged participation in a coup plot against President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.[3] He and Julu were charged with treason.[4] Koukou claimed that he did not have the money to hire a lawyer. On 27 August, Monrovia Magistrate Court Judge Milton Taylor ruled that his court could not try Koukou because treason was above its jurisdiction, and he transferred the trial to Criminal Court "A".[5]
Referencesedit
^"Liberian Senate suspends chairman of maritime committee", Marine Log, February 7, 2000.
^"Liberia: Appeals for calm amid parliament corruption row", IRIN, March 17, 2005.
^"Ex-parliament chief arrested as Liberia 'coup plot' probe widens" 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, AFP, July 19, 2007.
^"Liberia authorities charge two with treason in alleged coup plot", Associated Press, July 20, 2007.
^"Liberia: Second treason suspect’s trial transferred to Criminal Court ’A’"[permanent dead link], African Press Agency, August 28, 2007.
This article about a Liberian politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
george, koukou, born, 1945, acting, speaker, national, transitional, legislative, assembly, liberia, from, march, 2005, january, 2006, originally, from, nimba, county, resides, capital, city, monrovia, member, mano, ethnic, group, prior, becoming, member, nati. George Koukou born 25 May 1945 was acting Speaker of the National Transitional Legislative Assembly of Liberia from 17 March 2005 to January 2006 Originally from Nimba County he now resides in the capital city of Monrovia He is a member of the Mano ethnic group Prior to becoming a member of the National Transitional Legislative Assembly Koukou was a senator from Nimba County 1 Koukou replaced George Dweh as Speaker of the transitional legislature on 17 March 2005 after Dweh was suspended indefinitely on 14 March for spending money without proper authorization 2 On 17 July 2007 Koukou was arrested along with several others including former army chief of staff Charles Julue for alleged participation in a coup plot against President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf 3 He and Julu were charged with treason 4 Koukou claimed that he did not have the money to hire a lawyer On 27 August Monrovia Magistrate Court Judge Milton Taylor ruled that his court could not try Koukou because treason was above its jurisdiction and he transferred the trial to Criminal Court A 5 References edit Liberian Senate suspends chairman of maritime committee Marine Log February 7 2000 Liberia Appeals for calm amid parliament corruption row IRIN March 17 2005 Ex parliament chief arrested as Liberia coup plot probe widens Archived 2007 09 27 at the Wayback Machine AFP July 19 2007 Liberia authorities charge two with treason in alleged coup plot Associated Press July 20 2007 Liberia Second treason suspect s trial transferred to Criminal Court A permanent dead link African Press Agency August 28 2007 nbsp nbsp This article about a Liberian politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Koukou amp oldid 1126323747, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
