General George testified that President Weah had agreed in a meeting with the Ministry of National Defense Team of investigators that he would ensured the allotment of the money in the national budget. However, he said he was going to pay the money back to the army (AFL) through budgetary allotment,” George told the court. General George is the current Deputy Chief of Staff of the Armed forces of Liberia. George was also requested to testify to the internal investigative report conducted by the Ministry of National defense concerning the AFL compulsory saving funds. “After the completion of this report, it was forwarded to the former President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf and the President of Liberia.

Source: Front Page Africa February 25, 2020 05:48 UTC