Monrovia – Former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor on Sunday paid a go to to former Speaker Cllr. J. Fonati Koffa, Representatives Dixon Seboe, Abu Kamara, and Jacob Debee, following their first night time in detention on the Monrovia Central Jail. She expressed unhappiness over their incarceration.
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After spending over an hour with the detained lawmakers, Madam Taylor advised journalists that the 4 males have been in good situation and excessive spirits as they ready to face courtroom proceedings on Monday.
“Fonati Koffa is my brother, and we simply got here to say hiya and encourage him,” she mentioned. “He’s somebody who respects the rule of legislation, and we hope that the authorized course of takes its course.”
When requested whether or not she had confidence within the courtroom system, the previous Vice President responded: “That could be a query for Liberia. Tomorrow, when they’re taken to courtroom, we’ll all be watching to see what occurs. However I imagine it is a nation ruled by legislation.”
“It is rather unhappy—one thing I by no means anticipated,” she added. “However once more, he respects the rule of legislation and is complying with the method. They’re in good spirits and searching ahead to going to courtroom tomorrow.”
Koffa and his colleagues have been jailed on Saturday by Monrovia Metropolis Court docket Choose Ben Barco after being charged by police with masterminding the arson assault on the Capitol Constructing. They’ve denied the allegations and are anticipated to look in courtroom on Monday.
