Liberia: 31 Persons Arrested in Connection to Maryland Violence

Plebo — Thirty one persons who were arrested for rioting in both Pleebo and Harper in the aftermath of the death of 22-year-old Mordecial Nyemah have been charged and sent to court, police have announced.

They were charged Thursday, April 8 for robbery, arson, attempted murder among others, and were later remanded at the Zwedru Palace of Correction awaiting court trial. Police said they were transferred to Zwedru because the prison in Harper was vandalized during last week's riot.

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