Liberia’s ex-vice president will await trial on drug trafficking and other charges in prison | National News
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberia’s former vice president was sent to prison on Tuesday to await trial on drug trafficking and other charges, after a court in the West African country denied her request to be released on humanitarian grounds for medical treatment.
Jewel Howard-Taylor’s lawyers asked the court for her to remain at a local hospital in Monrovia to receive treatment for a health emergency. She suffered an asthma attack and her blood pressure was high while in police custody after her arrest, according to local media reports.
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