Monrovia – The Ministry of Justice has issued a stern warning towards the misuse of sirens on Liberian roads, clarifying that no workplace, rank, or place robotically entitles anybody to put in or function sirens.
By Jaheim T. Tumu – [email protected]
In an announcement signed by Director of Press and Public Affairs, Jutonu Kollie, the Ministry emphasised that “siren privileges aren’t hooked up to public workplace, rank, standing, or place.”
“Ministers, legislators, judges, heads of companies, political appointees, non-public safety escorts, and personal residents aren’t licensed to put in or use sirens except their autos fall squarely throughout the classes offered by legislation,” the assertion learn.
The Ministry warned that it’s going to strictly implement Title 38, Chapter 6, Part 6.21 of the Car and Site visitors Regulation.
“Any individual discovered putting in, working, or utilizing a siren opposite to the legislation will face fast enforcement motion, together with quotation, seizure of illegal tools, fines, prosecution, and every other penalties offered by legislation,” Kollie stated.
Regulation enforcement authorities nationwide have been directed to behave “with out exception”, making certain that emergency privileges stay reserved for lawful and bonafide use.
The Ministry expressed “critical concern” over the rising misuse of sirens by unauthorized people. It famous that sirens are more and more getting used for “functions unrelated to emergency response, together with illegal clearing of visitors and the assertion of improper highway precedence.”
Such conduct, the Ministry pressured, violates the Car and Site visitors Regulation and undermines public security, visitors self-discipline, and the credibility of official emergency companies.
Beneath Liberian legislation, solely police autos, fireplace service autos, and different duly designated emergency or official autos could also be geared up with sirens. Their use is restricted to lawful emergencies, together with responding to fireside alarms, emergency calls, fast pursuit of suspected offenders, and different official emergency operations.
The Ministry clarified that autos expressly acknowledged beneath the Car and Site visitors Regulation, or these particularly licensed by the Ministry of Justice, could set up and function sirens.
“No particular person, workplace, or establishment could assume or train this privilege outdoors the statutory framework,” the assertion stated.
Reaffirming its dedication, the Ministry concluded: “The Ministry of Justice stays steadfast in upholding the rule of legislation and making certain that emergency privileges are preserved strictly for lawful and bonafide use.”
