The Judicial Board First Pre-Hearing Meeting with AC Chair and NEC

This was the first pre-hearing session of the Judiciary Board (JB) regarding the audit report and issues with the Liberian Student Union in China (LSUIC). The session was divided into components including opening prayer, self-introductions, welcome remarks, statement from the audit committee chairperson, questions and concerns, and closing remarks. Robert B. Kaba, the Audit Committee Chairperson, presented a detailed statement explaining the audit process from August 2025 to June 2026, describing how they conducted a performance audit covering financial statements for 2023-2024 and 2024-2025. The audit committee identified material findings and issued qualified opinions due to inadequate financial practices, missing documents, and unexplained discrepancies in areas including loan repayments and conference disbursements. Board members including Viola Cheeseman and Jessey Nordlay asked questions about due process, document collection, and accountability, with Robert clarifying that all auditees received queries and were given opportunities to respond. The session concluded with the NEC members introducing themselves and President Olano providing a detailed timeline of the audit process and subsequent public presentation of findings on June 15, 2026, which revealed allegations of financial misconduct including claims of $38,000 being stolen.