Liberia: Arrest of Alleged Coup Plotter Triggers Rigidity With Guinea, Household Fears for Security
Monrovia – Concerns over nationwide safety have escalated following the latest arrest of Guinean nationwide Khalif Cherif by Liberian joint safety forces. Cherif was detained on allegations of planning subversive actions towards the Guinean junta and looking for refuge in Liberia.
By Gerald C. Koinyeneh, gerald.Koinyeneh @frontpageafricaonline.com
Former Associate Justice Kabina Ja’neh, performing as Cherif’s lawyer, has accused the Unity Party authorities of “kidnapping” his consumer, claiming that Cherif’s present whereabouts stay unknown. According to Ja’neh, there’s suspicion that Cherif could have been handed over to Guinean authorities with out due authorized course of. The arrest has raised diplomatic tensions between Liberia and Guinea, with Guinea accusing Liberia of harboring people intending on destabilizing its management.
Reports point out that Cherif was apprehended on the Monrovia Central Prison after safety personnel had been notified of his entry from Guinea. Allegedly, Cherif was recruiting former combatants in Liberia with intentions to problem the junta authorities in Guinea. His members of the family in each nations are reportedly apprehensive for his security and not sure of his actual location.
Liberian safety sources confirmed to FrontPageAfrica that Cherif, a non-Liberian nationwide, was certainly handed over to Guinean authorities. Despite Ja’neh’s declare that Cherif is a Liberian citizen who needs to be tried below Liberian legislation, a duplicate of Cherif’s passport signifies that he’s a Guinean born in Lola, Guinea.
The Guinean junta has additionally accused former President Alpha Condé, who’s in exile, of recruiting mercenaries in Liberia for an alleged coup try. According to Guinean authorities, a number of recruits have been apprehended and returned to Guinea for prosecution. However, past Cherif, FrontPageAfrica has not verified whether or not different Guineans have been extradited by Liberia. Questions stay about whether or not any deportations had been carried out in accordance with authorized protocols.
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