call for the temporary marking and acceptance of evidences previously objected to by them.

The documents objected to include emails and spreadsheet containing exchanges and records of financial transactions between accused Varney Sherman, Sherman and Sherman Law Firm and some officials of the U.K.-based Sable Mining Company.

Recorded in their objection document was their insistence that emails and spreadsheets adduced in court were hacked and could therefore not form part of evidence to prosecute their clients.

In their resistance to the defense lawyers’ objection, the State argued that it did not hack the documents, but they were instead given it by Heine Van Niekerk with whom all documents were shared.

In his ruling Monday, Judge Gbeisay said the pieces of evidence will be temporarily marked with the hope that Heine Van Niekerk will come to Liberia and testify and be cross-examined in the full glare of the public.

He said unless the documents are testified to, they will be treated as if they did not appear on the records of the court which the state objected to.

Despite the objections, the trial of the case has resumed with first State witness continuing his testimony under direct examination.

When the State shall have rested its testimony, defense lawyers will cross examine the witness.
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