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WHEN THE UNITED STATES Embassy in Monrovia issued a statement last week questioning the seriousness of the Liberian Senate over placing a warlord, Senator Prince Johnson, over the Committee on Defense and National Security, Deputy Information Minister for Public Affairs, took to Facebook in a bid to term the statement as hypocritical.
HE POSTED, “Simple Question: Is the PYJ who was chair on the Senate Cmtee. on Defense, Security and Intelligence during EJS time different from the PYJ elected today again?”
LOOKING AT MINISTER Eugene Fahngon’s portfolio in government, it is safe to conclude that his public utterances on trending national issues will reflect the view of the government, especially so being one of the principal deputy ministers of information.
The Human Rights Advocacy Platform of Liberia Wants Senate Withdraw Sen. Johnson’s Election as Chairman on Defense and Security
The Human Rights Advocacy Platform of Liberia Wants Senate Withdraw Sen. Johnson’s Election as Chairman on Defense and Security
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Monrovia – The Human Rights Advocacy Platform of Liberia, a network of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) working on human rights and transitional justice issues in Liberia, is calling on the Liberian Senate to immediately withdraw the names of Prince Johnson and Cllr. Varney Sherman on the Senate committees on Defense and Intelligence and Judiciary, Human Rights and Petition, respectively.
Johnson, a warlord and senator of Nimba County, was last week elected to chair the committee on Defense and Security, while Sherman, senator of Grand Cape Mount County who was sanctioned by the United States Department of the Treasury for corruption involving judicial bribery, was elected unopposed the chair on the Senate committ
Liberian Senate to Engage U.S. Embassy for Clarity on Statement Following Sen. Johnson’s Election as Chair on Defense and Security Committee
Liberian Senate to Engage U.S. Embassy for Clarity on Statement Following Sen. Johnson’s Election as Chair on Defense and Security Committee
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MONROVIA – The Liberian Senate has acknowledged the U.S. Embassy’s concerns on the election of the Senator Prince Y. Johnson as the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Defense, Security, Intelligence and Veteran Affairs, but says it would engage the Embassy for further clarity on their concerns so as to find amicable solution.
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Sen. Prince Y. Johnson: “Our law says if accused, you are presumed innocent until proven guilty through the court of law. So as a country of law, I am still assumed innocent,” Sen. Johnson argued.“Our law says if accused, you are presumed innocent until proven guilty through the court of law. So as a country of law, I am still assumed innocent,” Sen. Johnson.
By Leroy M. Sonpon
Nimba County Senator Prince Y. Johnson has sternly reacted to the United States Embassy’s assertions concerning his alleged gross human rights violations during Liberia’s civil war, arguing that he is still “assumed innocent” until the outcome of a trial in a court of competent jurisdiction.