MONROVIA, Liberia—Two of Liberia’s leading candidates for president have committed to establishing a war and economic crimes court to try alleged leading perpetrators of Liberia’s civil wars if elected in the October elections. Cummings insisted the court will be one of the priorities of his administration, pledging to mobilize everyone involved with the issue. Ledgerhood Rennie, Liberia’s Information Minister, declined requests for comment on whether President Weah would implement a court in a second term. Activists have long blamed Johnson, war time leader of a breakaway faction of Taylor’s National Patriotic Front, for trading his support to presidential candidates in return for a commitment to block a court. Weah urged alleged war perpetrators to support the court to clear their names of charges against them.

Source: Front Page Africa July 27, 2023 18:30 UTC