Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – In day two of the trial of former ULIMO rebel commander Mohammed Jabbateh, also known as “Jungle Jabbah” on charges of immigration fraud, U. S. government prosecutors presented their case against Jabbateh. Thayer said Jabbateh told immigration officials that he was a member of Liberia’s Special Security Service (SSS) and not a member of a rebel faction. Thayer claimed Jabbateh repeated the lies in a six-page written statement, when he applied for temporary protection status, asylum and later for green card in 1998 and 2001. He said the 12-member jury would hear stories of “unimaginable” brutality over the 3 weeks of the trial committed by Jabbateh or fighters under his command. During a break in the court Jabbateh’s wife told reporters that her husband was innocent and that the charges were “made up”.

Source: Front Page Africa October 04, 2017 01:52 UTC