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Liberia: LNP Officers Linked to Extortion
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The NEWS (Monrovia)
6 May 2008
Posted to the web 6 May 2008
Alloycious David
Monrovia
The Human Rights and Protection Section (HRPS) of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) says it has received reports linking law enforcement officers of the Liberia National Police (LNP) to corrupt practices.
In a report on the human rights situation in Liberia, conducted from May to October 2007, HRPS noted that the engagement of law enforcement officers in corruption is bound to undermine the public confidence in law enforcement.
The report disclosed that two market women in Grand Bassa County alleged that they were charged by police in Buchanan City for preventing arrest and discharged of other duties after they refused to pay the Chief of Buchanan Police Chief L$1,000 on May 1, 2007.
HRPS' Report: In Margibi County, a man in the LNP Headquarters cell claimed that he had been detained by police because he could not pay an illegal L$500 bond fee."
The report also indicated that in Bong County, a couple arrested on 6 August 2007 on suspicious of beating a 14 year-old girl living with them, paid LNP officers in Gbarnga Central Police Station L$800 to secure their release following an amicable settlement of the case.
The matter, according to HRPS, was reported to the commander of the police station and the officers were made to return the money.
The report also noted that it was alleged on August 25, 2008 that a police officer demanded a chicken as a condition for releasing the town chief of Moses Town, Montserrado County.
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"In Sinoe County, a rape suspect was held in LNP custody from 10 to 15 August 2007, before being brought before a court. LNP officers allegedly demanded L$500 to facilitate an out of court settlement of the case," the report added.
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