Liberia: Govt Rejects 'Gangster Paradise' Claim

13 September 2019

The Liberian government has rejected former Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Chairman Cllr. Jerome Verdier's description of President George MannehWeah's rule as a "gangster's paradise," accusing Verdier of criticizing the regime because his suggestion was opposed during the formation of Weah's Congress for Democratic Change (CDC).

"Cllr. Verdier is an unpatriotic citizen with a selfish motive, and he has no moral ground to stand on and refer to Weah's rule as a gangster's paradise," the Minister of Information, Mr. Eugene Nagbe told a regular press briefing Thursday, 12 September in Monrovia.

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