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Liberia: Executive Mansion Provides More Details On Rationale Behind Armed Robbery Bill
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Liberia Government (Monrovia)
24 July 2008
Posted to the web 25 July 2008
On Tuesday, July 22, 2008 President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf signed into law "An Act to amend chapters 14 &15 Sub-Chapter (c), Title 26 of the Liberian Code of Laws Revised, known as the New Panel Code 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."
Section 15.34 (4) of this Act provides that "In the event death occurs during the commission of a crime of Armed Robbery, Terrorism or Hijacking, the accused convicted under Sections 14.54, 15.32 and 15.33 of this Act shall be sentenced to death by hanging or imprisonment for life without possibility of parole".
The President is fully cognizant that Liberia as a State Party is a signatory to the UN's Second Optional Protocol aiming at the abolition of the Death Penalty commonly known as the 'Second Optional Protocol'.
However, she shares the view and responded to the appeal of the majority of the people for a robust response to the increasing level of crime involving robberies that include physical assault rape and murder by robbers who attack innocent citizens, thereby creating panic and a confidence crisis in the society.
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The President is committed to revisiting the Act for possible amendment as soon as the situation is brought fully under control and sustainable peace is assured.
I wouldn't have done any better. I believe that those who decided to commit a crime have already given up their basic human rights. For those who murder, I believe that they also have given up their rights to life. They should face the full wrath of the LAW. That goes to both citizens and peace Keepers. In this light, I fully support the president in signing the bill. When Crimes subside we can revisit and amend.
I will also encourage the President to seek properly equip the Police. In addition, rigorously clean up the police force... [Read Full Text]
This President is always playing to the intelligent of the Liberian people. If she really wants the people who commit such a crime to be punished, than she should not be talking about revisiting the law. The law should awaits it violators if it is going to be used as deterrent to warn it violators that we mean business and not business as usual where people like her children will commit such a crime and go by for free as our law is doing today. she is only playing to the call of the international community questioning her reason... [Read Full Text]
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