Monrovia – Concerns over nationwide safety have escalated following the latest arrest of Guinean nationwide Khalif Cherif by Liberian joint safety forces. Cherif was detained on allegations of planning subversive actions towards the Guinean junta and in search of refuge in Liberia.
By Gerald C. Koinyeneh, gerald.Koinyeneh @frontpageafricaonline.com
Former Associate Justice Kabina Ja’neh, appearing as Cherif’s lawyer, has accused the Unity Party authorities of “kidnapping” his shopper, claiming that Cherif’s present whereabouts stay unknown. According to Ja’neh, there’s suspicion that Cherif might have been handed over to Guinean authorities with out due authorized course of. The arrest has raised diplomatic tensions between Liberia and Guinea, with Guinea accusing Liberia of harboring people intending on destabilizing its management.
Reports point out that Cherif was apprehended on the Monrovia Central Prison after safety personnel have been notified of his entry from Guinea. Allegedly, Cherif was recruiting former combatants in Liberia with intentions to problem the junta authorities in Guinea. His relations in each international locations are reportedly nervous for his security and not sure of his actual location.
Liberian safety sources confirmed to FrontPageAfrica that Cherif, a non-Liberian nationwide, was certainly handed over to Guinean authorities. Despite Ja’neh’s declare that Cherif is a Liberian citizen who needs to be tried beneath Liberian regulation, a replica of Cherif’s passport signifies that he’s a Guinean born in Lola, Guinea.
The Guinean junta has additionally accused former President Alpha Condé, who’s in exile, of recruiting mercenaries in Liberia for an alleged coup try. According to Guinean authorities, a number of recruits have been apprehended and returned to Guinea for prosecution. However, past Cherif, FrontPageAfrica has not verified whether or not different Guineans have been extradited by Liberia. Questions stay about whether or not any deportations have been carried out in accordance with authorized protocols.
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