The ICOP is a breakaway faction of the COP, which had staged the June 7 #SavetheState protest on Capitol Hill. “The government views this claim which was made by Rufus Neufville, the chairman of the Independent Council of Patriots group, as grave and troubling. The government has there ordered a speedy investigation in the allegation,” the release said. “The government views this claim which was made by Rufus Neufville, the chairman of the Independent Council of Patriots group, as grave and troubling. Neufville praised Paye, who is the Chairman of the former ruling Unity Party, as being a “patriot” because he allegedly refused to take some of the US$200,000 bribe money.

Source: Front Page Africa December 30, 2019 21:56 UTC