Liberia: Archie Ponpon Expresses Frustration over Government’s Failure on Promises Made toward His Advanced Medical Treatment
Liberia: Archie Ponpon Expresses Frustration over Government’s Failure on Promises Made toward His Advanced Medical Treatment
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Monrovia – Leroy Archie Ponpon is known for his bizarre form of social rights activism but little did anyone think he would have set himself ablaze after repeated demand for the 17-month salary arrears of him and workers at the Temple of Justice after several futile protests.
The result of that self-immolation, however, did too little change the story of the Judiciary workers, but has done more to him – leaving him with a burnt face, almost destroyed eyes and a disfigured mouth. And while he is still nursing the wounds, he says he is now compelled to leave the bed at the state-run John F. Kennedy Memorial Medical Center, otherwise known as JFK Hospital.