Monrovia – Senate Pro-tempore Albert Chie has backed sanctioned officials to contest for elected position in the pending 2023 presidential and legislative elections, adding any attempt to deny them would be violating their constitutional rights. The Pro-temp’s comment was in response to a question on whether it was right to deny sanctioned officials of government the right to participate in election? At his news conference, the Senate head stressed the need for people who are accused of a crime to be given due process under the law. “Through their corruption these officials have undermined democracy in Liberia for their own personal benefit,” Brian Nelson, Treasury’s Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, said in a statement. The designations “demonstrate that the United States remains committed to holding corrupt actors accountable and to the continued support of the Liberian people,” he said.
