Before going to press late last night, The Inprofile newspaper gathered that several individuals, who were protesting ended up in police dragnet. The information confirmed the detention of a least half a dozen the ‘protesters. ‘ In the aftermath of the event, STAND’s Mulbah Morlue, has called on government to immediately release the arrested ‘protesters.’ “We demand the immediate and unconditional release of these citizens, illegally seized and detained by the Liberia National Police with no lawful basis. These are innocent people. Their arrest is a brazen assault on constitutional rights, and an open crackdown on peaceful assembly.”We further demand the immediate release of our PA system driver., and the return of the vehicle unlawfully impounded at LNP Headquarters. Peaceful protest is not a crime. What is criminal is a government that responds to citizen dissent with arrests, intimidation, and repression. The Boakai-led government is dragging Liberia backward, putting our democracy and fundamental freedoms under siege. This lawlessness must end now.” The alleged detained protesters were identified as: Fred D. Weah,
Tukee Swaray,
Otis Nyanpah,
Kaiyea Deh and
Mardia James.
Others are :
Thomas Bryant,
Teresa Sumo,
Ericson J. Quaqua,
Lucy Slobert,
Destiny Worto, and
Lassana .
Morlu accused the Boakai-led government of dragging Liberia backward, “putting our democracy and fundamental freedoms under siege.”
Source: DN News