Liberia: Urey and Piah - Who Is Right or Wrong?

opinion

Last week, I published an article entitled: "A Note To Presidential Aspirant Benoni Urey On His Lawsuit Threat Against Piah," in which among other things, I urged Mr. Urey to abandon his plan of such a lawsuit, as this would not be in furtherance of the level of press freedom in this country. Besides, I told him that from where he sits, as an aspirant candidate, he should have thin skin, exercise tolerance, and be prepared to swallow bitter pills for the sake of freedom of the press and freedom of speech.

It is common knowledge that Mr. Urey's threat was in reaction to a reply by Mr. Jerolinmek Piah, press secretary to the president's response to Mr. Urey's statement against the President that she was not concerned about the plight of the Liberian people by travelling out of the country in the wake of the Ebola virus in the country that has claimed the lives of several Liberians. Mr. Urey at the time called on the President to end her trip to Europe and return home to tackle the problem at home.

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