Former Finance Minister Samuel Tweh had previously been sanctioned by the US over corruption allegations
Samuel Tweh, along with four other senior officials in former President George Weah's administration, have been indicted for allegedly stealing from the government when they were in office. The Weah adminstration, whose six years in power ended in January, was plagued with allegations of corruption and financial mismanagement.On Monday, the five former officials were indicted for economic sabotage, illegal disbursement and expenditure of public money, criminal conspiracy and other charges.
It is not the first time the ex-finance minister has been accused of corruption - last December the US sanctioned him and two senators for "abusing their public positions through soliciting, accepting and offering bribes".