President Joseph Boakai has vowed to bring those responsible for Wednesday's fire at the Liberian Capitol to justice. The fire damaged the Joint Chamber of the Legislature, less than 24 hours after violent clashes between police and protesters.
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai is calling for a speedy investigation into Wednesday's fire incident at the Capitol, vowing that anyone caught will be dealt with accordingly.In the aftermath of Wednesday's fire at the Capitol, President Boakai, accompanied by Vice President Jeremiah Koung, toured the damaged facility and expressed sorrow while consoling members of the Legislature.
'This is complete banditry and gangsterism, and we're not going to accept this, so we are asking the Minister of Justice, the Security apparatus, and our friends to investigate this to the letter. People who are culprits, we will deal with', the President vows. He describes the act as hooliganism and warns,'No stone will be left unturned in accordance with the law.' President Boakai:'This is unfortunate, and we are not going to settle for this. This is not a place for hooligans but for responsible people who are there to serve their country, so if you have a problem, you have the rule of law; you have every way the people will listen to you, so we are not going to accept.' Liberians woke up early Wednesday morning to saddening news that fire had gutted the Joint Chamber of the Legislature, less than 24 hours after violent clashes between Police and protesters demanding adherence to the rule of law amid an ongoing leadership crisis at the House of Representatives. Few months ago, a group of lawmakers calling themselves Majority Bloc gathered to remove embattled Speaker Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa has sparked controversy here, with minority Representatives resisting said action. Meanwhile, immediately after the fire incident, reports link embattled Speaker Koffa, who has been defiant that he remains the legitimate Speaker to the incident, as being the mastermind of the fire outbreak on Capitol Hill. But Speaker Koffa, in a Facebook post, writes,'Ho
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