Impunity for individuals, who committed human rights abuses, including atrocities, during the Liberian civil wars that ended in 2003, remained a serious problem, although the government cooperated with war crimes investigations in third countries. Yet as soon as he returned home to an inquisitive press, he denied he ever said he sought the assistance of establishing a war crimes court. So, we must demand that the War and Economic Crimes Court be established just as the Special Court for Sierra Leone by the International Community and in accordance with international law. Without justice and accountability Liberia will never reconcile as a nation until those who committed atrocities and economic crimes during the civil wars past and present are held to account. Liberians are now demanding justice and accountability and now is the time to establish the War and Economic Crimes Court.

Source: Front Page Africa May 22, 2021 20:37 UTC