Defense Rests Prosecution Witness -Witness Reveals Conspiracy in Arson Case

MONROVIA – On Monday December 22, 2025 Defense lawyers rested with cross examination of the prosecution first witness in person of investigator Rafeal Witness in the ongoing trial at criminal court ‘A’ at the temple of justice.

During trial a juror asked the state witness to underscore the role played by co-defendant Jacob Debbie during the arson attack, investigator Wilson inform the court that on the 9th of December 2024 co-defendant Debbie was part of the conspiracy that brought about the burning of the building.

He said that such conspiracy was intended to stop legislative proceedings, a plan B discussion that involved co-defendant Abu Kamara in his HOR 15, double Cabin vehicle.

The state key witness further inform court and the jury that it was as that point that co-defendant Debbie been a citizen and a government he was in the car when the discussion was being held, and reference was made to him.

“The investigation says he has the onus or responsibility, if assuming his argument is he did not what is called plan B, or something heavy to ask what was that plan B and something heavy,” state witness Wilson stated.

Jurors questioning

In another development, jury J309715 asked the witness: “Mr. Witness, my question has to do with the chloral bottle and the matches, so according to you, you told us that the chloral bottle was found in two places according to you. You told us that the chloral bottle was situated on the second floor of the capital building, secondly you told us that the chloral bottle was situated in the vicinity of the capital building. My question is, is that true?”

The state key witness answering the question said: “I stated that on the morning of Wednesday, December 18, 202 when he visited the grounds of the capitol building, the investigation having considered said location as place of interest, we did a walk through in the compounds where the chloral bottle containing a smell of gasoline, 25 feet away from where the speaker’s vehicle initially parked were discovered.”

He further disclosed: “I also informed this court that on the same day, we access the rotunda, we access the first and second floors, respectively and I did say it is on the second floor that matches box was uncovered and lifted.”

“Never in my testimony did I say the chloral bottle was found on two locations,” investigator Wilson added.

When further asked by jurors on whether the videos, voices, and statements presented are the only reliant from the prosecutions to hold the defendants for the commission of the crimes, the witness in his testimonies reiterated that what the investigation presented which includes voices, videos, and the defendant’s admittance statements including Geolocation, call logs are sufficient to adjudge the defendants down guilty.

Another jury asked the witness: “In respond to one of my colleagues, question, you did say the eight containers were used to burn the capitol building, gas was placed in it and used to burn the capitol building. Though the containers are not physically here for us to see them, you also said you lifted chloral bottle and matches box, you did say that there was limitation of fingerprint in order to identify those that used the chloral bottle and matches box. My question is, what are the physical evidence you can produce with specific of those that burn the building?”

The witness in his response according to the court minutes in the possession of this institution said: “If you said container, never in my statement I said container, I said paint cans. As to physical evidence, when there is a criminal investigation, the investigator beside physical evidence looks for facts and circumstances and that those facts and circumstances should have a connection; they should connect and so to answer your question, the chloral bottle I informed you had a content of gasoline.”

Witness Rafeal Witness lamented that chloral bottle was for chloral, a building was gutted by fire and a team of investigators went there and they see a chloral bottle during their walkthrough and smell a gasoline which goes with fire.”