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Liberia: Morris Dukuly Must Be Arrested
The Analyst (Monrovia)
August 7, 2006
Posted to the web August 8, 2006
J. Edwood Dennis
The National Executive director of the Catholic Justice and Peace Commission (JPC) J. Augustine Toe, says if the former Minister of State
and Presidential Affairs, Morris Dukuly is accepting responsibility for the July 26, fire that gutted the Executive Mansion than he should be
arrested and prosecuted for launching an arson attack on the president of Liberia.
Addressing a news conference at his JPC offices in Monrovia laws week following his returned to Liberia from the United States of America
(USA), the JPC Boss, Atty. J. Augustine Toe said the July 26, Independent Day Celebration fire that gutted the Liberian state house in the
presence of foreign guest was embarrassing therefore, for Morris Dukuly to resigned his post in the government and accept responsibility
was treasonable under the laws of Liberia as such, the government should have Dukuly arrested, charged in accordance with the organic
laws of the state.
The JPC Director noted that for Dukuly to resign his post while the government is making frantic efforts to investigate the July 26,
Independence Day Executive Mansion "Fire incident was complete contradiction to government's plan and has drawn many concerns about
the resignation of Morris Dukuly.
Besides, Atty. Toe indicated that the JPC was very much concerned to know upon what reason that Dukuly have decided to resign from the
Unity Party government in the wake of the fire incident at the Executive Mansion.
He pointed out that if Morris Dukuly is accepting the responsibility for the July 26m fire that gutted the Executive Mansion, than Morris Dukuly
should not escape the due process of the law in the country.
On July 26, Liberia's independent day celebration of the 159 anniversary ended up in a sad moment when it was reported that President
Ellen Johnson and guest were on the 5th floor of the Executive Mansion when fire gutted the building starting from the fourth where the
president's office is situated.
Days later, Morris Dukuly resigned his post in government and accepted the responsibility of the July 26, Independent Day fire incident at the
Executive Mansion.
The JPC boss than condemned the act and warned that Liberians should desist from those vices that throw this nation into another round of
violence in the country.
At the same time the Catholic Justice and Peace Commission in partner with the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Human Rights
through the National Security Archive (NSA) have petitioned U.S. Agencies for public disclosure of intelligence information documented on
Liberia over the years.
The JPC National Director noted that research and investigations conducted across Liberia made the JPC and its partner Robert F. Kennedy
Memorial Center for human rights have prepared a list of more than 70 incidents of human rights violations that occurred from 1979 to 2003
in Liberia.
Based on the list, Atty. Toe noted that the JPC and its partner through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) under the laws of United States
government have decided to request all agencies that are in position of all useful records, documents or information available for JPC use to
bring to justice individuals responsible for carrying out grave human rights violations during the conflict or before the war in Liberia.
These classified information when received, Atty. Toe indicated that the JPC will use the documents to create a database of human rights
atrocities; and at the same time will help the JPC to provide the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Liberia with information that
would enhance the work of the TRC.
He said several agencies of the U.S. Government including the CIA, Department of Defense among others presumed to have extensive and
careful records of political events in Liberia counting from the creation of Liberia by freed American slaves.
The Analyst (Monrovia)
August 7, 2006
Posted to the web August 8, 2006
J. Edwood Dennis
The National Executive director of the Catholic Justice and Peace Commission (JPC) J. Augustine Toe, says if the former Minister of State
and Presidential Affairs, Morris Dukuly is accepting responsibility for the July 26, fire that gutted the Executive Mansion than he should be
arrested and prosecuted for launching an arson attack on the president of Liberia.
Addressing a news conference at his JPC offices in Monrovia laws week following his returned to Liberia from the United States of America
(USA), the JPC Boss, Atty. J. Augustine Toe said the July 26, Independent Day Celebration fire that gutted the Liberian state house in the
presence of foreign guest was embarrassing therefore, for Morris Dukuly to resigned his post in the government and accept responsibility
was treasonable under the laws of Liberia as such, the government should have Dukuly arrested, charged in accordance with the organic
laws of the state.
The JPC Director noted that for Dukuly to resign his post while the government is making frantic efforts to investigate the July 26,
Independence Day Executive Mansion "Fire incident was complete contradiction to government's plan and has drawn many concerns about
the resignation of Morris Dukuly.
Besides, Atty. Toe indicated that the JPC was very much concerned to know upon what reason that Dukuly have decided to resign from the
Unity Party government in the wake of the fire incident at the Executive Mansion.
He pointed out that if Morris Dukuly is accepting the responsibility for the July 26m fire that gutted the Executive Mansion, than Morris Dukuly
should not escape the due process of the law in the country.
On July 26, Liberia's independent day celebration of the 159 anniversary ended up in a sad moment when it was reported that President
Ellen Johnson and guest were on the 5th floor of the Executive Mansion when fire gutted the building starting from the fourth where the
president's office is situated.
Days later, Morris Dukuly resigned his post in government and accepted the responsibility of the July 26, Independent Day fire incident at the
Executive Mansion.
The JPC boss than condemned the act and warned that Liberians should desist from those vices that throw this nation into another round of
violence in the country.
At the same time the Catholic Justice and Peace Commission in partner with the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center for Human Rights
through the National Security Archive (NSA) have petitioned U.S. Agencies for public disclosure of intelligence information documented on
Liberia over the years.
The JPC National Director noted that research and investigations conducted across Liberia made the JPC and its partner Robert F. Kennedy
Memorial Center for human rights have prepared a list of more than 70 incidents of human rights violations that occurred from 1979 to 2003
in Liberia.
Based on the list, Atty. Toe noted that the JPC and its partner through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) under the laws of United States
government have decided to request all agencies that are in position of all useful records, documents or information available for JPC use to
bring to justice individuals responsible for carrying out grave human rights violations during the conflict or before the war in Liberia.
These classified information when received, Atty. Toe indicated that the JPC will use the documents to create a database of human rights
atrocities; and at the same time will help the JPC to provide the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Liberia with information that
would enhance the work of the TRC.
He said several agencies of the U.S. Government including the CIA, Department of Defense among others presumed to have extensive and
careful records of political events in Liberia counting from the creation of Liberia by freed American slaves.
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