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Africa-Press<\/a> – Liberia<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Further doubts are emerging over core members of the Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) following statements made by Vice President Joseph N. Boakai of the Unity Party (UP) in an interview with the London magazine \u201cAfrica Brief\u201d this week. The former vice president discussed his reputation as an anti-corruption figure, the need for the average Liberian to benefit from the country\u2019s wealth, as well as the prospect of long-delayed justice through the formation of a War Crimes Court for Liberia.<\/p>\n

In the interview, Boakai expressed a strong desire for accountability for the horrors of Liberia\u2019s civil war, arguing that impunity for crimes committed demand the formation of a War Crimes Court. He lamented that \u201cMost of the war lords are the ones who want to be in the legislature, they\u2019re the ones who want to be President, as if to say nothing has happened\u2026Impunity is what for me, I believe, should warrant the War Crimes Court to come\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

Many observers have noted that one reason Liberia has failed to convene a War Crimes Court is because many of those named in the 2007 Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) report as perpetrators are still active in business and politics. Making matters more complex, some of those politicians named in the TRC report have publicly called for a War Crimes Court despite being likely targets should such a court be established.<\/p>\n

The need for reconciliation rather than retribution is also cited as a reason against forming a War Crimes Court, but Boakai took a strong stand against this view by declaring, \u201cNow, you cannot live in a society, create harmony and reconcile when most of the people who don\u2019t believe that they\u2019re responsible for anything, they\u2019re evasive about what they did and they seem as though they don\u2019t even care. When you have that kind of society, reconciliation becomes difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Boakai\u2019s call for accountability and an end to impunity in Liberia is a long-held position for the former Vice-President, his comments relating to Benoni Urey of the All Liberian Party (ALP) raised eyebrows. Questioned about Benoni Urey\u2019s wartime activities and the possibility that he could be found culpable by a War Crimes Court, Boakai replied \u201cI recall Benoni Urey to be very frank, I don\u2019t know to what extent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Previous reporting by Front Page Africa has highlighted the increasing wariness by many in the Boakai camp about continued association with individuals such as Urey who are linked to war crimes. Now it appears that Boakai himself may harbor doubts over Urey, his long-time political ally. Is this a sign that Boakai is distancing himself from Urey as he readies himself for the 2023 presidential elections?<\/p>\n

It is not just Boakai\u2019s team that have expressed concern about Benoni Urey. The US Embassy in Monrovia reportedly view Urey as a toxic figure as a result of his murky past as Commissioner of the Bureau of Maritime Affairs in the Charles Taylor regime. The US government\u2019s negative view of Urey has been held for years.<\/p>\n

Mr. Urey, one of Liberia\u2019s wealthiest men, was a close ally of ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor who is currently serving a 50-year prison sentence in a UK cell. Urey has often been accused of being one of the catalysts of Liberia\u2019s destruction by acting upon orders of Mr. Taylor, and using his role as maritime commissioner to siphoned millions of dollars to off-shore accounts to exchange for weapons for Taylor. And in the process amazing overnight wealth.<\/p>\n

As the result, he was listed as a specially designated national (SDN) by the U.S. Treasury Department; his assets were frozen and he was banned from travelling to the United States.<\/p>\n

He has since denied these allegations. And although, the sanctions were lifted, his critics has called for him to face the war and economic crimes court if it is established.<\/p>\n

\u2018Let\u2019s Call Spade a Spade\u2019<\/b><\/p>\n

In response to a question as to whether he would continue to support the war crimes tribunal if Urey were to appear, Amb. Boakai empatically said: \u201cThat\u2019s why I believe if I knew that someone did something wrong and they know that whatever happens they know the public is aware, they should take the initiative to correct that wrong. I recall Benoni Urey to be very frank.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know to what extent. There are lot of people who have a lot of information \u2013 I don\u2019t have it because during the conflict I was not all the time in Monrovia \u2013 I live up country, I was up country before I came down\u2026 So\u2026 I work with people as a team but individuals can always answer their question.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to him, the setting up of the court was imperative as most perpetrators, especially warlords are being seated at the echelon of power and showing no remorse.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s call a spade a spade \u2013everyone knows when they do wrong. We have been given enough time to realize what we have done. At least, unlike other places, it was about time that maybe even if by error you were put in a responsible position, you will say as part of all this, I think I need to do something, I need to understand that I still have some baggage and I need to reconcile. Nobody has done that, so what do we do? No matter what you try to do there are people who are hurting.\u201d<\/p>\n

It is clear that Joseph Boakai \u2013 having presided as Vice-President for the twelve years immediately following Liberia\u2019s horrific civil war \u2013 places great emphasis on putting an end to impunity and seeking accountability. It is also in Boakai\u2019s political interest to take such a position, given his long-established reputation for integrity and anti-corruption platform. Will Boakai\u2019s ties to Urey fray further as a result?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Liberia. Further doubts are emerging over core members of the Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) following statements made by Vice President Joseph N. Boakai of the Unity Party (UP) in an interview with the London magazine \u201cAfrica Brief\u201d this week. 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