The key defendant in the ongoing US$100,000 misapplication case at Criminal Court C recently revealed that he was tortured by officers of the Liberia National Police after he personally surrendered himself to the police for a criminal investigation.
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Christiana Singbeh also claimed that the money was sent to defendant Benjamin between 2018 and 2019 through MoneyGram, SendWave, RIA, the Liberia Bank for Development and Investment , and other entities. According to defendant Benjamin, he was never arrested by the police, but because of his innocence, he decided to walk to the police station to vindicate himself after the allegations were raised by his wife against him.
Again asked how long he spent in police custody where he was tortured and intimidated, he said,"I was detained for 8 days without food before I was released to go back home but to report to the station on a daily basis."
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