Monrovia-October 22, 2025: Consistent with its dedication to upholding the very best requirements of journalism and accountability, the Press Union of Liberia (PUL) has introduced the institution of an Impartial Panel of Journalism and Media Professionals to research complaints relating to sure operations of the Reporters Affiliation of Liberia (RAL) and the Affiliation of Judicial Reporters of Liberia (AJURL).
The Panel, chaired by esteemed journalism and media editor Augustus D. R. Bortue, is comprised of distinguished members inside the media neighborhood, together with Co-chairperson Madam Lucia Dohr, Secretary Mr. Abraham Kolleh Morris, and members Mrs. Zeowheh Saywrayne=Sumo, Mr. Henry Karmo, Mr. C. Elwood Dennis, and Mrs. Wilhemina Garr-Stevens.
The Panel will work straight with the PUL management, particularly underneath the steering of the Vice President, Madam Beatrice Tetee Sieh, in step with Article 7 Sections 1 & 2 of the PUL Structure.
Between October 2024 and September 2025, the PUL management acquired official complaints from a number of members, together with officers from each the Reporters Affiliation and the Affiliation of Judicial Reporters, relating to particular points inside their organizations.
The issues raised spotlight the significance of sustaining moral requirements and accountability amongst our members.
Among the many complaints are allegations of corruption, abuse of energy, and constitutional violations inside the Reporters Affiliation, filed by journalist J. Yekeh F. Kwaytah and by a gaggle calling itself “Majority Leaders of the Reporters Affiliation of Liberia” consisting of Augustine T. Saah, “Secretary Basic,” and Henscin Dehgar, “Vice President.”
Moreover, points relating to an alleged “Management Hole inside AJURL” have been raised by journalists Stephen Roberts, Jacqueline L. Dennis, and G. Watson Richards.
“We urge all journalists and media practitioners concerned in these instances to completely cooperate with the investigative staff, which is able to report back to the PUL management inside seven working days,” PUL assertion added.
He furthered, “We additionally name on people who’ve submitted complaints to take care of professionalism and composure all through the method. It is important to chorus from making threats or spreading condemnatory statements on social media platforms till after the lodged grievance has been adjudicated.” The PUL reaffirms its dedication to a good and clear investigation, making certain the integrity of the Union and the occupation.
