Liberia's foremost anti-impunity campaign group, The Movement Forum for the Establishment of a war Crimes Court in Liberia, the anti-war advocacy wing of the Progressive Action for Change, has strongly condemn recent attacks on the populated residence of 'People's building' where state security under the command of Madam Mary Broh burglarized private homes under the guise of launching a clean-up campaign.

On the afternoon of 11th December 2009, uniformed 'Task-force' of the Monrovia City Corporation, assisted by dozens of men of the Liberia National Police, on the orders of Ms. Mary Broh, stormed the 'People's building' and illegally threw out occupants of the five-storey residential building; after successfully dislodging rent-paying tenants of the privately-owned building, the Broh-squad criminally, illegally and maliciously proceeded to burglarize room-doors, and vandalize valuable properties belonging to these poor occupants.

Subsequently, many victims of the Broh provocation complained of their properties being looted, whilst a number of others wept bitterly for monies they alleged were stolen by followers of the Acting Mayor taking part in the raid.

In this unprovoked and unjustified raid ordered by Ms. Broh, The Forum informs the public that its National Chairman, Mulbah K. Morlu, was on the scene and photographed burglarized doors, bruised women and children, and complaints of stolen monies and portable properties. A few of these photographs are available for the scrutiny of the press and the international community.

This dehumanizing action by Madam Broh, which has become a consistent behavioral pattern, is intolerable. The Forum remembers similar perpetration by Madam Broh during her 2008 catastrophe visited on marketers of Waterside, as well as some residents of that community where she descended, armed with gasoline, machetes and state security, subsequently burning market stalls and breaking down homes.

Though she openly apologized in public for this bizarre disposition, victims of that mayhem continue in their pains and anguish. Time would fail us should we keep highlighting the irreparable loss the brutal leadership style the Acting Mayor has brought ordinary people of our society. Ms. Broh, like Harrisson Pennoh of Samuel Doe, or Joe Tate of Charles Taylor, needs to be unconditionally dismissed from public service and tried in the court of law so that the poor can be redeemed from her calculated cruelties.

That a public servant will lead a squad of security forces and task-force to wrongfully break through innocent people's home at the 'People's building' and damage valuable properties of war-affected citizens is not only unconstitutional, but constitutes an act of criminality and a corruption of political morality.

The leadership of The Forum expresses extreme disappointment that the Acting Mayor, instead of being of service to the Liberian people, has become a plague and menace to the underprivileged class. And Forum believes this descend on the rule of law can best be addressed through the president's immediate dismissal and prosecution of Ms. Broh so that the chain-pattern of her wickedness against poor people can be broken.

Lastly, Forum calls for an independent probe into the burglary and vandalism at the 'Peoples building', and those victims' lost and stolen properties are remunerated. Forum believes the Mary Broh saga is a test to the commitment of President Sirleaf to keep her officials within the limits of the rule of law, especially when dealing with the poor.