The Police under the leadership of Director Patrick Sudue have suspended several senior officers for sheer complacency or the manner in which they handled the July 26, Independence Day protest that left several students of the University of Liberia seriously wounded.
Authorities of the LNP did not take action until a week after the bloody violence and six days after President George Manneh Weah officially addressed the nation via a pre-recorded speech broadcast on State radio. A Day after, the International Community issued a joint statement, calling for a thorough investigation of the incident.
Subsequently, the Police made few arrests that were said to be ringleaders of a ruling party group that brutally attacked protesting students on July 26, wounding several of them, one of which was taken out of the country for advanced medical attention because of the severity of injuries sustained. The bloody violence was live-streamed, but the Police had initially said they had no information to carry on arrest; rather, they asked the public, including the wounded, to come out and make formal complaints in what was clearly lack of political will to apply the law.
Now with nationwide condemnations and international pressure, the Police have suspended several officers in a face-saving move.Get the latest in African news delivered straight to your inbox
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