Liberia: House 'Trashes' Rep Joseph's Motion

The plenary of the House of Representatives has trashed a motion of reconsideration from Montserrado County electoral district#13 Representative, Saah Joseph which would have demanded the management of Sime Darby Plantation to take full responsibility of John David medical, a Liberian who was allegedly tortured by security guys purported to be in the employ of the company.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Bhofal Chambers has since setup a committee to investigate the company of what it knows about the torture and some aspects of the Concession Agreement with the Liberian Government.

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