No, Kindness Writ of Arrest was not Revoked due to Complainant' Absence

 

Claim: “Kindness Writ of Arrest was revoked due to complainant absence.”

 

Source: Amb. Harris

 

Verdict: Misleading 

 

Full Text: On Wednesday, April 2, 2025, a Facebook user, Harris, posted on Facebook that the writ of arrest for Kindness Wilson, the first runner-up of the "2022 Miss Liberia Pageant," was revoked due to the complainant's (Juah Cassell) absence on the day of appearance before the court.

 

Harris said Wilson was released by the court without a notice of assignment to hear the matter.

 

The post was also shared on Gary the Blogger, a Facebook blog, which generated 288 reactions, 182 comments, and 20 shares. 

 

On March 31, 2025, Wilson was involved in a confrontation with a fellow student identified as Jumel on their Stella Maris Polytechnic University campus. 

It was captured on video that was widely shared  across various social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok, among others. The video runs for approximately 2 minutes and 15 seconds. 

 

The confrontation to which the lawsuit against Wilson emulated derived from her participation in the Miss Global pageant, where she came third. 

 

During the final event in Thailand, Wilson told the gathering that she would sing a portion of Liberia's National Anthem as part of her presentation but sang something different. 

 

Wilson came under condemnation by social media users because of the Thailand incident, including Jumel, whom she had the confrontation with.  

 

Subsequently, a writ was filed against Wilson at the Monrovia City Court by Jumel's mother over an allegation of simple assault, menacing, and disorderly conduct in violation of  Section 14.20, 17.3, and 14 of the New Penal Law of Liberia. 

 

Verification: The post by Harris was removed, but we took a screenshot.

 

On Wednesday, April 2, 2025, Magistrate Ben Barco entertained seven-minute arguments from both parties in the case.

 

Jumel is represented by Cllr. Moriah Yealue-Korkpor, who informed the court that her client (Jumel) was absent due to a medical appointment, thereby requesting a continuance while asking the court to mandate the defense counselor to file a valid criminal appearance bond under Liberian law.

 

Wilson's lawyer is Cllr. James N. Kumeh, who requested the court to order the victim to remove all social media posts related to the case. 

 

He argued that the posts made were intended to malign the defendant and undermine the ongoing trial.

 

Cllr. Kumeh further requested the case be dismissed, citing the victim's absence and lack of evidence.

 

However, Magistrate Barco instructed the defense counselor to file the necessary bond and order that both the writ of arrest and Ne Exeat Republica preventing Wilson from leaving Liberia until the matter is adjudicated be revoked since the accused (Wilson) willingly went to the court.

 

In his ruling, Magistrate Ben Barco said the defendant had already appeared before the court and filed a valid criminal appearance bond as required by law, thus making the Ne Exeat Republica invalid. 

 

Conclusion: Based on the information gathered, the claim that Kindness Wilson's arrest warrant was revoked due to the complainant's absence is misleading. 

 

While the complainant, Jumel, was indeed absent from court, the magistrate's official reason for revoking the warrant was because Wilson had already appeared in court and filed a valid criminal appearance bond as legally required. 

 

That was due to proper legal procedure, not simply the complainant's absence.