10/11/2024
In the wake of the Government of Liberia alledge refusal to release Liberia born Guinean Khalif Sheriff over allegations of planing subversive activities against the Guinean Government, former Associate Justice Kabina Ja'neh has accused the UP government of kidnapping and promises rally citizens to protest against what he terms as 'total breakdown of law and order'.
Here is the RELEASE he shared with me yesterday.
"INFORMATION RELEASED BY CLR. KABINEH M. JA'NEH
My client, Khalifa Charif (Sheriff), was born here, Crown Hill, Monrovia, unto two Liberian Mandingo parents. His grandfather was Imaam Alhaji Mata -Saykou Sheriff of blessed memory, was one of the most respected Imaams of the 50s and 60s of the Benson Street (Mas Jed) Mosque. As a nationally respected religious figure, Imaam Alhaji Mata - Saykou Sheriff's funeral was attended here in Monrovia by President William V. S. Tubman to honor the Imaam's inestimable contributions to nation building.
Although my client, Khalifa Charif, spent most of his early childhood in the Republic of Guinea due largely to the Liberian civil conflict, that does not make him a Guinean national, as being falsely circulated by Liberian state Security officials.
According to Clr. Ja'neh,
Khalifa Charif's house was raided more than six weeks ago at which time he was arrested and his business money seized by a joint team of police officers of the Liberia National Police and those of the National Security Agency.
THE OFFICERS DID NOT PRESIDENT ANY WARRANT DURING THE RAID.
To date, the officers who raided Mr. Charif's premises under the instructions of the Inspector General of Police and the Solicitor General, Ministry of Justice, have continued to defy court's orders to bring to court all of the items seized, including cash and two vehicles.
Clr. Ja'neh has further informed the press that early Sunday morning, Nov. 3, 2024, between 3 and 4 a.m., the Inspector General of Police, heading a team of security officers, bulldozed their way into the compound of the Monrovia Central Prison and, without any reference to the court, (which committed Mr. Charif), took Mr. Khalifa Charif away.
One of the lawyers representing Mr. Charif, Former Minster of Justice, Clr. Kabineh Ja'neh is openly accusing the Inspector General and Solicitor General of Liberia, of "kidnapping", a first degree felony crime in Liberia. Counselor Ja'neh also says that the removal of his client from Monrovia Central Prison was ordered by senior National Security Actors of the Liberian Government. This act, according to Clr. Ja'neh, is a concrete demonstration of lawlessness under the Boakai Administration. Clr. Ja'neh has vowed to ensure that Mr. Charif is released as ordered by the court without any further delay. The former Justice Minister says that he will personally organize public demonstrations against National Security officers as there is no longer any respect for court's orders under the current administration.The demonstrations against police officers will continue, according to Clr. Ja'neh, until the court's orders releasing Mr. Charif, are FULLY COMPLIED WITH.
By: Counselor Kabineh M. Ja'neh"
Source: Abraham Godsent Wheon