Lawyers representing convicted ex- Liberian President Charles Taylor and his wife Victoria B. Addison-Taylor, have filed a petition for a writ of mandamus before Liberia's Supreme Court to compel the Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Administration to pay US$231,429.99 as total annuities (benefits), covering 111 calendar months from September 1, 2003 to December 31, 2012.
Personally, I do NOT like what former president Charles did to Liberia but
constitutionally speaking, the Liberian Government owes the two former
government leaders. The fact is, Mr. Charles Taylor even though he
languishes in prison, resigned honorably from the Liberian presidency and
turned the office to his sitting vice president, who served the remaining
term. HE HAS A CASE TO WIN, IF LIBERIA SHOULD HOLD ON TO ITS CONSTITUTIONAL
VALUES.
i sincerely believe that Mr. Charles Taylor should be given his benefits,
whether he's in jail or out of jail. He resigned in the interest of peace.
Had he stay in Liberia, we all could have been dead by now.
Taylor was FORCED to resign from the presidency., now he is claiming that
he HONORABLY RESIGNED, and claiming benefits from the Liberian government.
What a paradox. The lawyers that represent Taylor are all fools, or maybe
they were not born when Taylor left from Liberia. He was forced out by
rebels forces. He does not deserve any kind of benefits; if anybody is to
ask for benefits it should be his vice president, Moses Blah, who served
the rest of his term, or until the interim government was installed.Taylor
is a murder is does not deserve our benefits
Point of correction, former president Charles G. Taylor was indicted in
April 2003 for bearing the greatest responsibility in the Sierra Leonean
crisis, and not for aiding and abetting as it lastly turned out to be.
Thanks.
Liberia: Taylor Claims Over $200,000
The New Dawn (Monrovia), 5 February 2013
Lawyers representing convicted ex- Liberian President Charles Taylor and his wife Victoria B. Addison-Taylor, have filed a petition for a writ of mandamus before Liberia's Supreme Court to compel the Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Administration to pay US$231,429.99 as total annuities (benefits), covering 111 calendar months from September 1, 2003 to December 31, 2012.
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we need money to construct our roads,just look at our beloved country,it's all mess.
Personally, I do NOT like what former president Charles did to Liberia but constitutionally speaking, the Liberian Government owes the two former government leaders. The fact is, Mr. Charles Taylor even though he languishes in prison, resigned honorably from the Liberian presidency and turned the office to his sitting vice president, who served the remaining term. HE HAS A CASE TO WIN, IF LIBERIA SHOULD HOLD ON TO ITS CONSTITUTIONAL VALUES.
i sincerely believe that Mr. Charles Taylor should be given his benefits, whether he's in jail or out of jail. He resigned in the interest of peace. Had he stay in Liberia, we all could have been dead by now.
Taylor was FORCED to resign from the presidency., now he is claiming that he HONORABLY RESIGNED, and claiming benefits from the Liberian government. What a paradox. The lawyers that represent Taylor are all fools, or maybe they were not born when Taylor left from Liberia. He was forced out by rebels forces. He does not deserve any kind of benefits; if anybody is to ask for benefits it should be his vice president, Moses Blah, who served the rest of his term, or until the interim government was installed.Taylor is a murder is does not deserve our benefits
Point of correction, former president Charles G. Taylor was indicted in April 2003 for bearing the greatest responsibility in the Sierra Leonean crisis, and not for aiding and abetting as it lastly turned out to be. Thanks.