Others named in the suit include President George Manneh Weah, former President Charles Taylor, Jucontee Thomas Woewiyu and Richard V. Spencer, secretary of the Navy, USA. Jerome Verdier, responding to a VOA Day Break Africa report on the case, welcomed the civil lawsuit against former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf specifically . About the TRC’s efforts to get Madam Sirleaf to testify, Verdier said, “It was difficult getting her to appear before the TRC but she eventually did. During Charles Taylor’s testimony at the sponsored Special War Crimes Court for Sierra Leone, it came out that Madam Sirleaf was more than a fund giver. Verdier noted it was discovered that Madam Sirleaf called on the U.S. Congress and the entire U.S. Government to give full support to Charles Taylor.

Source: Daily Observer April 05, 2018 02:26 UTC