Liberia: GC Somersaults On Code of Conduct

Dr. Sawyer: "The Commission has withdrawn its recommendation to suspend Section 5.1 and 5.2 of the National Code of Conduct in the 2017 elections; the GC does not intend to subvert the Constitution"

After stern resistance from the public, the Governance Commission (GC) has withdrawn recommendations to the Supreme Court and the National Elections Commission (NEC) regarding the suspension of some provisions of the Code of Conduct, stating that GC will not subvert any law in the country.

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