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Liberia: Armed Robbery, Hijacking And Terrorism Now Capital Offense - President Sirleaf Signs On

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Liberia Government (Monrovia)

22 July 2008
Posted to the web 23 July 2008

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has signed into law an act, making armed robbery, terrorism and hijacking capital offenses.

The act to amend "chapters 14 and 15 sub-chapter (c), titled 26 of the Liberian code of laws revised, known as the new penal law of 1976, by adding thereto four new sections thereby making the crimes of armed robbery, terrorism and hijacking, respectively, capital offences and providing punishment thereof."

The President also signed 'An act to establish the national bureau of Veterans Affairs' as well as 'An act to implement the convention on the prohibition of the development, production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons and on their destruction to which Liberia is a party'.

Present at the signing ceremony were the Chairman of the Senate's Committee on the Executive, Senator Gloria Scott; the Chairman of the House of Representative's Committee on the Executive, Hon. Kettehkumehn Murray; Montserrado County Representative Richard Holder; Bomi County Representative Haja Fata Sayon and Minister of State for Legal and Financial Affairs Morris Saytumah.

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