Massaquoi cited Article 17 of the 1986 Liberia Constitution that calls for peaceful assembly which, according to him, can be further interpreted as protest or dissatisfaction march. “The 1986 Constitution gives the right to protest, how can the Ministry come and say that? Massaquoi said instead of the Attorney General creating bottlenecks for the protesters, he should rather provide security to keep the protest peaceful. He said it is not the responsibility of the Justice Minister to interpret what the Constitution says. Allison, also a former Justice Minister said, “The Constitution gives the citizens the right to protest, the Constitution doesn’t require that, so the request by the Ministry of Justice is not constitutional.”

Source: Front Page Africa May 07, 2019 01:07 UTC