UNITY PARTY PLEDGES SUPPORT FOR WAR AND ECONOMIC CRIMES COURT.

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May 26,2021

Unity Party says it Supports the Establishment Of War and Economic Crimes Court

The Unity Party in a release said it unequivocally supports the establishment of the War and Economic Crimes Court as recommended by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission TRC) of Liberia.

The Party says it believes that those who allegedly committed war crimes, crimes against humanity and looted the country’s resources for personal riches at the expense of the poor majority during the long period of civil crises must be given the chance to exonerate themselves before the War and Economic Crimes Court.

The release which was issued midnight on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, quote the party as saying “victims of the carnage that engulfed Liberia are still reeling from the unprecedented high level of trauma as a result of torture,, murder, rape and other vices that characterized the 14-year civil conflict while the alleged perpetrators parade the corridor of powers in the country”.

The former ruling Party averred if Liberia is to truly heal and come to terms with the civil conflict, justice must prevail for atrocities that were committed during those 14 long years and the years preceding the 1990s.

The party also believes that the establishment of the War and Economic Crimes Court is in the interest of the rule of law and will discourage the culture of impunity,” the release stressed. The Party said it was founded to promote, protect and enhance the peace and security of Liberia and its people; to foster and maintain reconciliation and stability; to promote, be committed to and secure to all Liberians their fundamentals rights, as enshrined in the constitution of the Republic of Liberia.

At the same time, the party therefore encourages its Legislators to champion the cause in the Legislature for the establishment of the court in line with international human rights standards.

They are quoted as saying “We also call on all of Liberia’s international partners to support the people of Liberia in their quest for justice and bring an end to the culture of impunity that has long since become normal,”the release under the signature of Cornelia Kruah-Togba, National Assistant Secretary General for Press, Publicity & Outreach added.