Accra, Ghana – The Liberian Students Association–Ghana (LISA-GH) is calling on the Ministry of Justice for the speedy trial of the Presidentof the Liberia National Student Union (LINSU) Varney Jersey who has been incarcerated at the Monrovia Central Prison since November, 2016 on rape charge. In a press statement, Cornelius Robert, the vice Presidentof LISA-GH said the prolonged detention of Jersey without trial has placed the student body in dilemma, adding that the pretrial detention of the LINSU Presidentis seriously hampering students’ welfare at the University of Liberia. “The prolong detention of Mr. Jersey without adjudicating whether he committed the act or not has placed the entire student community into limbo. “It is barely less than a month now, we witnessed the trial of Brownie Samukai’s son and he was acquitted of attempted murder charge. We have exhausted our patience and have refused to allow the culture of silence to distract our sense of solidarity.

Source: Front Page Africa April 04, 2017 23:37 UTC