Monrovia – The Appearing Chairman of the opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC), Atty. Janga A. Kowo, has accused Police Inspector Normal, Gregory O.W. Coleman, of main the Liberia Nationwide Police (LNP) in what he described as an unprofessional and abusive course following an incident during which he was allegedly crushed and wrongfully detained by cops.
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Atty. Kowo was assaulted by LNP officers on Saturday, June 7 whereas making an attempt to go to former Speaker J. Fonati Koffa and three different CDC lawmakers who had been jailed on the Monrovia Central Jail.
The lawmakers — Representatives Dixon Seboe, Abu Bana Kamara, and Jacob Debee — have been arrested for allegedly masterminding the December 2024 arson assault on the Capitol Constructing.
Talking Tuesday night on the “OK Dialog” discuss present, Atty. Kowo defined that whereas en path to the jail, he was stopped by police on the intersection of Lyne Road and UN Drive. After stepping out of his automobile and instructing his driver to clear the roadway, he was out of the blue confronted by a number of cops.
“There was no confrontation. I used to be calm. My arms have been up, indicating that I used to be peaceable,” Kowo mentioned. “However I used to be crushed and manhandled. Then they pressured me into the police pickup.”
Footage from the scene confirmed Kowo being handcuffed and pushed into an LNP pickup earlier than being transported to the Monrovia Central Jail. He was accused of obstructing police duties, a cost he denies.
“It clearly reveals that Gregory Coleman is main the police within the fallacious course,” Kowo mentioned. “In any functioning nation, if an space is restricted, there ought to be a visual signal. However there was none. I used to be shocked once I was out of the blue engaged by the police.”
Kowo additional recounted that one of many senior officers on the scene, Deputy Inspector Normal for Operations Nelson Freeman, is a former classmate of his from the Louis Arthur Grimes Faculty of Legislation. In response to him, Freeman noticed the altercation with out intervening.
“I noticed him [Freeman] get out of his automobile and start placing on his fight gear,” Kowo said. “We went to regulation college collectively. I anticipated him to at the least ask what the difficulty was or why I used to be there. However he didn’t say a phrase. His officers have been extraordinarily violent.”
Kowo emphasised that his actions on the day weren’t confrontational and that he had supposed solely to go to the jailed lawmakers in a peaceable and lawful method. He expressed disappointment that the scenario escalated with out trigger and mentioned the incident displays broader considerations in regards to the conduct and course of the nationwide police pressure.
The Liberia Nationwide Police has not but issued a proper response to the allegations.
