By Isaac W. Jackson, Jr.
The Army is NOT above the regulation. The Structure of Liberia ensures us freedom of meeting. Due to this fact, if you happen to get drunk on Weah’s instruction, and hurt or bloodbath peaceable protesters, you and all others concerned shall be held criminally liable.
We’re constrained to sound this warning loudly as a result of, historical past remembers many cases the place navy officers, reacting to directions of despotic presidents, have destroyed the lives and livelihoods of hundreds of well-meaning, respectable, and patriotic residents.
Put merely, scores of societies throughout the globe have witnessed navy models remodeling themselves into death-squads to please presidents – finishing up mass murders and destructions. We noticed this in Doe’s Liberia when members of the opposition neighborhood had been chased down and murdered in chilly blood. With our companions, particularly American funding in coaching our navy personnel, we didn’t count on the re-echo of such souring music from a Main Normal who skilled on US tax-payers cash.
As an alternative of the canine whistle of intimidation that we heard from Main Normal, Prince C. Johnson, if the navy doesn’t need the Liberian folks to arrange peaceable rallies, it ought to encourage the Commander-in-Chief to cease his reckless, and irresponsible habits that results in the pointless struggling of the Liberian folks. Think about, looting tens of millions of US {dollars} from the Liberian Treasury to facilitate a chronic happy-go-luckily journey – accompanied by scores of non-public buddies and administrative employees – to observe the World Cup soccer video games in Qatar? In the meantime, most of our individuals are affected by the shortage of fundamental wants – meals included.
Actually, we expect it’s unwise to prematurely drag the navy into an evolving nationwide political discourse. This viewpoint is vital, making an allowance for that navy personnel swear oaths to uphold and defend the Structure, not an administration or a political social gathering. The navy can’t function an enabler of the financial injustice being heartlessly perpetrated and visited upon the struggling folks of our nation by President Weah.
As soon as extra, Mr. Chief of Workers, we’re warning you as a result of we’ll NOT give up our rights to peaceable meeting!!!
