MONROVIA – The Ministry of Justice has denied any intentions to arrest prominent figures of the opposition Unity Party, including Rep. Yekeh Y. Kolubah (District #10, Montserrado County), and Senator Abraham Darius Dillon. A live Facebook podcast featuring Rep. Kolubah and key supporters of the Unity Party alleged that the police were not only planning to arrest key figures of the UP but also to intimidate them in the lead-up to the vote counting process. The Ministry of Justice, however, dismissed these claims, asserting that there are no plans to arrest or intimidate anyone. Reports from Montserrado County on election day indicated incidents of violence, with allegations that supporters of the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) assaulted Unity Party partisans—an accusation denied by the CDC. Anti-riot police were called to restore order, and the ECOWAS election observer mission chief, former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan, visited the scene to appeal for calm.
