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Liberia: TRC Denies Crisis Reports
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The Analyst (Monrovia)
19 March 2008
Posted to the web 19 March 2008
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Liberia has denied reports about a crisis within its fold and views as total falsehood and misrepresentation of the facts, the Monday, March 17, 2008 front page story of the Public Agenda Newspaper captioned "Crisis Shakes TRC."
In his it reaction, the commission states that the Public Agenda report that two of its commissioners have been suspended and that the International Contact Group on Liberia (ICGL) has intervened to restore dignity to the TRC is mere and fabrication.
While it is not a standing policy of the TRC to spend valuable time reacting to negative media reports, the Commission is, however, constrained to state that none of its commissioner(s) has been suspended, and there was no fist fight in Fish Town, River Gee as reported in the Public Agenda.
"Further, at no time did the International Contact Group on Liberia (ICGL) mount pressure on the TRC on this matter. To the contrary, the TRC and the ICGL have enjoyed, and continue to have a cordial and mutually rewarding relationship.
"As a matter of fact, an ICGL delegation from Monrovia on March 5th visited Zwedru, Grand Gedeh County to observe the public hearings there, and encouraged by progress made thus far, the ICGL re-affirmed its support to the TRC," the Commission's statement under the signature of its Communication Officer, Richmond Anderson says.
In earlier clarification, TRC maintained that during a closed door meeting in Fish Town, River Gee County recently, an argument over policy matters ensued between Commissioners and became heated amongst Commissioners Massa Washington and Pearl Brown-Bull, but did not result into a fistfight as reported.
Recently, an 8-man ICGL delegation from Monrovia on March 5th visited Zwedru, Grand Gedeh County to observe the public hearings there, and reaffirmed its support for the TRC process in a meeting attended by all commissioners.
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During the visit the team expressed satisfaction over the progress made by the commission despite the many challenges facing it.
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