Liberia: Govt Sounds Caveat

The Liberian Government is sounding a caveat that Liberia is a sovereign country that must operate within its laws, a day after the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR) expressed observation of violation of the doctrine of separation of powers here.

On Tuesday, 7 August, OHCHR Country Rep. to Liberia Mr. Uchenna Emelonye told a human rights and business workshop at Corina Hotel that his first impression is that lawmakers' action "violates the principle of separation of powers" in their move to impeach Associate Justice Kabineh M. Ja'neh.

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