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Liberia: Go to the Security Council
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The Inquirer (Monrovia)
23 April 2008
Posted to the web 23 April 2008
The Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon has reacted to calls in some quarters for the world to lift the travel ban imposed on some Liberians by the United Nations Security Council, most of whom are former officials of the Charles Taylor's government.
For the past few days especially when it was announced that the United Nations Secretary General was coming to the country for an official visit, calls for the world body to lift the travel ban on grounds that the condition for which the ban was imposed no longer exists especially when the world body has in its custody the former President.
But in his reaction to the issue when journalists asked him, what he made of a call by the Speaker of the House, Alex Tyler, who presided over the joint session of the National Legislature when the UN boss addressed that August body yesterday, said the decision against these groups of Liberians is being taken by the Security Council of the world body under the supervision of a special committee.
The UN Secretary General, who addressed himself to the issue, after being asked by journalists what he made of the Speaker's call to review the travel ban with the hope of having it lifted, responded that there is a special committee of the Security Council that is dealing with the issue.
He then suggested that those affected by the ban should come up with their grievances or complaints before the committee, at which time their concerns would be reviewed and studied for action.
Mr. Ban Ki-Moon recounted that this is what happened in the case of some others who were affected by the ban and the end result of that process, was that after the concerns of these individuals were studied, it was resolved that the sanction be relaxed on them.
Prior to his comments, House Speaker, Alex Tyler called on the United Nations Security Council to review its travel ban on some Liberians and give due process to the victims.
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Speaking yesterday when the United Nations Secretary Ban Ki-Moon addressed the joint session of the 52nd National Legislature, Speaker Tyler said the travel ban of these Liberians must be reviewed and those placed on the ban be given due process to afford them the opportunity to defend themselves individually.
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