-𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐡 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞
After refusal to adhere to the supreme court writ of prohibition issued on the 16th of April, the Court has again re-inforced the writ, thereby summoning both parties.
The Supreme Court of Liberia has reinforced its constitutional authority over matters of due process by moving forward with proceedings in a petition for a writ of prohibition filed by Montserrado County District #10 Representative Yekeh Y. Kolubah against the House of Representatives and several of its leaders.
Despite the writ of prohibition, the House went ahead to purportedly expell the District #10 Representative , Hon. Yekeh Kolubah.
After he was told about his expulsion, Hon. Yekeh Kolubah and his legal team ran back to the court and filed a bill of Information.
According to court documents, Representative Kolubah on April 16, 2026, filed a twenty-count petition before the Chambers of the Supreme Court, seeking the issuance of a Provisional Extraordinary Writ of Prohibition. The petition pleading with the Court to restrain and prohibit the House of Representatives and its officers from proceeding with a hearing against him, which he argues is being conducted in clear violation of his constitutional right to due process.
Kolubah contends that the actions of the respondents undermine “the foundation of our constitutional order and the pillar of the laws of the Republic.” His petition frames the matter as one of fundamental constitutional significance, with implications not only for his individual rights but also the integrity of Liberia’s democratic and legal institutions.
Named in the petition as respondents in the matter are the House of Representatives, represented through Speaker Richard Nagbe Koon, Deputy Speaker Thomas P. Fallah, the Chief Clerk, the Sergeant-at-Arms, and all persons acting under their authority within Monrovia, Montserrado County.
In a formal Notice of Assignment, the Supreme Court commanded the parties or their legal representatives to appear for argument in the matter on April 29, 2026, at 2:30 p.m. The notice, issued under the authority of the Court, directed that all parties be present for the hearing as the Court considers the petition and the issues raised therein.
The writ of prohibition is a significant judicial remedy used to prevent an inferior tribunal, body, or authority from acting outside its jurisdiction or in violation of the law. By entertaining Kolubah’s petition, the Supreme Court signals its readiness to examine whether the House’s contemplated proceedings overstepped constitutional boundaries.
Legal analysts are providing their professional views, indicating that the case could become an important test of the balance of power between the Judiciary and the Legislature, especially in matters involving legislative discipline and the constitutional protections owed to elected officials. At the center of the dispute is whether internal proceedings of the House may continue when allegations of due process violations have been raised before the nation’s highest court.
