When President Johnson-Sirleaf promulgated executive order 1 in February 2006, the newly empanelled FRMC assumed the task.

When Mr. Crombie found out that this grand jury had been empanelled, he took his own life.

Despite the unambiguous evidence of a conspiracy between Government and industry, Chairman Bryant has not implemented the recommendation of the Committee that he himself empanelled.

4.11 According to the State party, the jury empanelment process is a fair system designed to create an impartial tribunal in the case of a criminal trial.

The Committee should therefore request the Secretary-General to empanel a group of experts to settle the matter once and for all.

In July 2004 Charles Gyude Bryant, Chairman of the National Transitional Government of Liberia, empanelled a committee to investigate the behaviour of concessionaires to determine compliance with the rule of law.

4.10 The State party contests the claim that the media publicity surrounding the trial, and the domestic law regarding jury empanelment, resulted in a violation of the obligation to be impartial.

The Committee observes that, except for claims relating to the calling of witnesses (14, paragraph 3(e)) and the empanelment of the jury (14, paragraph 1), none of these claims were raised on appeal.

6.3 As to the claim relating to the empanelment of the jury, in alleged violation of article 14, paragraph 1, the Committee notes that this issue was raised on appeal and that the Court of Appeal considered it in detail.

The Governance Reform Commission, which leadership Chairman Bryant appointed soon after his inauguration has been empanelled and identified four major priority areas for its work namely: civil service, constitutional, judicial and land reforms.