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Africa-Press – Liberia. <\/strong><\/span>COINCIDING WITH THE International Anti-Corruption Day last Friday, December 9th, the U.S. Department of the Treasury\u2019s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), announced sanctions on a diverse array of over 40 individuals and entities that are connected to corruption or human rights abuse across nine countries.<\/p>\n

IN THE BUILDUP TO Friday\u2019s announcement of yet more sanctions from the US Treasury Department, anticipation was high in Liberia, the more sanctions were underway for the George Weah-led government.<\/p>\n

In August, the Department of the Treasury\u2019s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated three Liberian government officials Nathaniel McGill, Sayma Syrenius Cephus, and Bill Twehway for their involvement in ongoing public corruption in Liberia. The officials were designated pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13818, which builds upon and implements the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act and targets perpetrators of serious human rights abuse and corruption around the world.<\/p>\n

ANNOUNCING THOSE SANCTIONS, the Treasury Department declared: \u201cThrough their corruption these officials have undermined democracy in Liberia for their own personal benefit,\u201d said Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian E. Nelson. \u201cTreasury\u2019s designations today demonstrate that the United States remains committed to holding corrupt actors accountable and to the continued support of the Liberian people.\u201d<\/p>\n

THE DECISION by the US government was based on the fact that corruption has long undermined Liberia\u2019s democracy and its economy, robbing the Liberian people of funds for public services, empowering illicit actors, degrading the business environment, and damaging the rule of law and effective governance in the country. \u201cCorruption also contributes to diminished confidence in government and public perception of impunity for those with power. These designations reaffirm the commitment of the United States to hold corrupt actors accountable,\u201d the Department said in August.<\/p>\n

SO, IT WAS UNDERSTANDBLE why many Liberians anticipated more sanctions on the day set aside to highlight anti-corruption issues.<\/p>\n

ON FRIDAY, THE Treasury Department announced sanctions on several organizations linked to corruption and crimes.<\/p>\n

SAID THE DEPARTMENT: \u201cOver the course of 2022, Treasury took numerous actions to promote accountability for human rights abusers and corrupt actors across the world, including sanctions on dozens of individuals and entities including in the Western Balkans, Belarus, Liberia, Guatemala, the Russian Federation, Burma, and Iran. Treasury utilized various tools and authorities \u2014 including Executive Order (E.O.) 13818, which builds upon and implements the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act \u2014 to demonstrate the U.S. government\u2019s focus on promoting respect for human rights and countering corruption.\u201d<\/p>\n

ALTHOUGH Liberia escaped new sanctions in what was announced last Friday, Michael McCarthy, the US Ambassador to Liberia issued a word of caution, suggesting that the country was not yet out of the woods.<\/p>\n

IN DOING SO, the US envoy recalled a passionate letter he had written earlier in the year, ironically penned on the anniversary of Liberia\u2019s first President, Joseph Jenkins Roberts.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday is International Anti-Corruption Day an Open Letter from U.S. Ambassador to Liberia Michael A. McCarthy Nine months ago, I asked the purposefully provocative question, \u201cWhat would J.J. Roberts have to say about Liberia today?\u201d which helped spark a conversation about where this country finds itself 175 years after independence, and 200 years since the arrival of American settlers.\u201d<\/p>\n

NOW ON DECEMBER 9, International Anti-Corruption Day, and at the close of the bicentennial year, Ambassador McCarthy recalled. \u201cI believe it may be helpful for Liberians to take another honest look in the mirror. Even though we are announcing no new U.S. sanctions here today, I want to assure the Liberian people that our anti-corruption efforts remain robust and continuous.\u201d<\/p>\n

IN THIS LIGHT, AMBASSADOR McCarthy opined that the Global Magnitsky sanctions of three Liberian officials in August demonstrated, the U.S. government can and will employ sanctions as needed on an ongoing basis, in support of our shared development, democracy, and security goals, guided by the U.S. Strategy on Countering Corruption.<\/p>\n

THE CAUTION INDICATES that further sanctions will depend on how the George Weah-led government handles the upcoming presidential and legislative elections, currently engulfed in controversy over nagging census issues and bruhaha over the awarding of the bidding for the biometric contract for next October elections.<\/p>\n

ACCORDING TO THE US Ambassador, the all-important goal of transparent, free, credible, and peaceful elections in October will be one important factor in decisions about additional sanctions in the months leading up to the vote.<\/p>\n

ACKNOWLEDGING that the Global Magnitsky, or GloMag, sanctions are deservedly a hot topic in Liberia, Ambassador McCarthy said, some Liberians have urged the United States to implement more sanctions and even proposed names; others have objected that the sanctions process lacks due process.<\/p>\n

THE AMBASSADOR HOWEVER SAID, \u201cGloMag is a tool the United States uses to protect itself from particularly corrupt actors, not a punishment against a country or government. It is also in no way a substitute for a domestic judicial process in the host country, including prosecution. Ultimately, \u201cdue process\u201d or an accused\u2019s \u201cday in court\u201d can only happen under Liberian law, in Liberian courts.\u201d<\/p>\n

ACCORDING TO THE AMBASSADOR, Liberians generally agree with the US\u2019s analysis that corruption is the primary cause of Liberia\u2019s failure to thrive; most in the international community share that assessment. \u201cThat is why our Department of the Treasury took the extraordinary step of sanctioning five senior Liberian officials in only three years under GloMag. This set of sanctions has led to some positive results, including the resignation of the three most recently sanctioned officials.\u201d<\/p>\n

WHILE IT MAY be true that the US could be holding a rope over the Weah government\u2019s head, in hopes that it will do the right things leading to next year\u2019s elections and make much-needed adjustments to its governance structure to address visible lapses, the sad reality is, as the US Ambassador asserts, it will come down to how much Liberians are really feeling the pinch \u2013 or whether they are content with what is unfolding before their eyes.<\/p>\n

FOR THE WEAH administration, it has a lot of work to do in convincing stakeholders that it is better than what the optics have been exhibiting.<\/p>\n

LAST WEEK, while addressing a panel at the United States Institute for Peace, former President Sirleaf, drew some laughter, at the Weah government\u2019s expense, when she said, without naming names. \u201cI know there\u2019s disappointment too. I\u2019ve faced disappointment when I passed it on, I gotta to tell you that.\u201d<\/p>\n

THE COMMENT WAS an apparent reference to criticisms the former President has received, that she did not do a good job with her transition \u2013 and apparent anointment of President Weah as her successor.<\/p>\n

THE DECISION by the US not to include Liberia on its latest sanctions list could offer an opportunity for the government to make right with the Liberian people. More importantly, it could be an offering of a new lease on life for an administration, limping into the final year of its first six years, racing against time to make things right.<\/p>\n

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