Prosecution Drops Charges Against Former GSA Director Mary Broh in Saudi Rice Case

By James T. Brooks

MONROVIA – The Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Justice, has officially dropped all charges against Mary Broh, the former Director-General of the General Services Agency (GSA), in the high-profile Saudi Rice trial.

The legal development occurred on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at Criminal Court “C,” where Assigned Judge Ousman F. Feika formally granted the prosecution’s motion for a nolle prosequi. The decision effectively terminates all criminal proceedings against Madam Broh in connection with the matter.

Prosecuting attorneys originally submitted the application to discontinue charges against the former GSA chief on July 3, 2025. In granting the request, Judge Feika cited Chapter 18, Section 18.1 of Liberia’s Criminal Procedural Law, which explicitly authorizes the state to withdraw criminal actions against a defendant under designated legal circumstances.

Following his ruling, Judge Feika instructed the Clerk of Court to immediately return Madam Broh’s criminal appearance bond and strike her name from the official list of defendants.

While Madam Broh has been fully discharged, the government’s prosecution of the remaining co-defendants in the Saudi Rice case will move forward. The remaining individuals face a series of serious charges, including economic sabotage, theft of property, abuse of office, criminal conspiracy, and the alleged misapplication and unlawful disbursement of public resources and entrusted property.

During the same Tuesday session held in chambers, the prosecution submitted approximately 90 physical exhibits to the court as part of the ongoing pre-trial discovery process. Defense attorneys contested several of the submissions, noting that certain documents were unreadable or missing from the bundle. In response, Judge Feika ordered the state to furnish defense counsel with legible copies of all questioned materials alongside the official Grand Jury Transcript.

Additionally, the court accepted an amended indictment filed by the state and directed that it be formally entered into the official judicial record.

All remaining co-defendants in the case maintain their constitutional presumption of innocence unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.