Police grabs seven CDC-COP protestors

By New Republic Liberia
Liberian riot policeman storm the compound of the opposition Congress for Democratic Change headquarters in the capital Monrovia, November 7, 2011. Liberian police stormed the headquarters of presidential challenger Winston Tubman before being repelled by United Nations peacekeepers, who have set up a cordon around the building, a Reuters journalist at the scene said. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (LIBERIA - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS) - RTR2TQ48

MONROVIA-The Liberian National Police announced Tuesday that its officers have arrested seven persons in connection with the rival protestors.

On July 26, 2022, students from the  University of Liberia-based student party-Students Unification  Party(SUP) staged an anti-government protest and submitted their statement to the American Embassy.

The students staged the protest to demand the arrest of present George Weah’s officials who were indicted by the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission report.

SUP protestors clashed with pro-government counter-protestors, known as CDC Council of patriots. This led to a number of persons sustaining wounds.

But in a statement by President Weah, he condemned the action and said those CDC-COP protestors were not part of their party.

According to spokesman, Moses Carter, those arrested from the CDC-COP are Kendrick S. Pelenah, 30; Joshua S. Karr, 28; Pukar Roberts, 36; Ben B. Togbah, 25; Foday N. Massaquoi, 23; Aaron K. Chea, 26 and Abdurahman Barrie.

Carter said the police have launched a manhunt for the remaining individuals and will shortly need the assistance of the public by releasing their names and photographs of the wanted persons.

In  addition to that, he said the police  is still conducting a professional standards probe of its own officers that were in charge of security for the July 26 celebration and were said to be on duty  when the violence erupted

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Alphonso Toweh

Has been in the profession for over twenty years. He has worked for many international media outlets  including: West Africa Magazine, Africa Week Magazine, African Observer and  did occasional reporting for CNN, BBC World Service, Sunday Times, NPR, Radio Deutchewells, Radio Netherlands. He is the current correspondent for Reuters 
 He holds first  MA with honors in International  Relations and a  candidate for second master in International Peace studies and Conflict  Resolution from the University of Liberia. 

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