Liberia: Human Rights Commission Vows to Subject Police Inspector to ongoing Public Hearing Over July 26 Violence
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- 16 Aug 2022
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The Chairman of the Independent National Commission on Human Rights (INCHR), Cllr. Dempster Brown says the Commission will do all in its jurisdiction to subject Police Inspector General (IG) Patrick Sudue to its ongoing public hearing into the July 26 Independence Day violence.
Addressing the press on the first day of the hearing, Cllr. Brown said the INCHR has invited key parties to give accounts of the fateful incident to enable the Commission establish the facts and derive at meaningful recommendations to discourage future occurrence.
However, he said the Police Inspector General, Subdue has turned down the INCHR’s invitation on grounds that he is not subject to the Commission’s order. He said despite IG Sudue’s constant disregard of the INCHR, the Commission is determined to ensure he appears for the hearing.
“The problem we have now is the police [Inspector General]. I think you heard that a policeman raped a girl and the Director of police challenged this Commission. And no one is above the law. We had to go to the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court said that this man must be indicted and up to this time he has not been indicted,” said Cllr. Dempster Brown.
Continuing, he said “We wrote him a letter concerning what happened on July 26, and invited him to the Commission and he said that he was not subject to order… But he will appear before us. I don’t care what he does.”
The police could not be reached as its public affairs office phone rang with no answer. Read More...
