{"id":44064,"date":"2023-09-20T17:19:51","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T17:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/the-killings-must-stop"},"modified":"2023-09-20T17:42:50","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T17:42:50","slug":"the-killings-must-stop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/the-killings-must-stop","title":{"rendered":"The killings must stop!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Liberia. <\/strong><\/span>The U.N. former chief investigator for the special court of Sierra Leone, Dr. Alan White is requesting prosecution for ritualistic killings and despicable crimes against humanity in Liberia during war and in peace, saying \u201cthe killings must stop.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr. Alan briefed U.S. lawmakers in Washington Tuesday, 19 September 2023, giving historical accounts of recent killings and those carried out during Liberia\u2019s civil war for ritualistic purposes.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose involved need to be exposed and prosecuted for these heinous crimes. The killings must stop, and we hope that through legislature can effect change and stop this madness once and for all,\u201d said Dr. White.<\/p>\n

Dr. White indicated that former President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf\u2019s administration was plagued with ritualistic killings, and the same problem continues under incumbent President George Manneh Weah\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n

Unlike Sirleaf\u2019s administration, Dr. White said, there was no insider reporting on her direct involvement on ritualistic killings.<\/p>\n

However, he said he has received information that President Weah\u2019s administration is being linked to the ritualistic killings of children.<\/p>\n

He said sources have revealed that the police are only allowed to investigate these matters in a conspicuous but very superficial manner.<\/p>\n

Dr. White explained that notable of these cases is the incident involving victims Robert Blamo, Jr., 29, Siafa Boimah, 33 and Blama, who went missing after being hired by St. Moses Funeral Parlor proprietor Mr. Moses Ahoussouhe to undertake a contract in Bong Mines.<\/p>\n

Mr. Ahoussouhe was accused of hiring the three men on Saturday, 15 October 2020 to travel to Bong Mines to do technical work for him at his diamond creek when all three of them went missing. They were alleged to have drowned when a canoe they were riding in had capsized.<\/p>\n

Dr. White said Ahoussouhe (St. Moses) retrieved the bodies of the three young men but they were never returned to their parents.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe has close ties with the president and the Government of Liberia, and through the Ministry of Justice, he has contact as well. They failed to provide update or release the outcome of the investigation or report on the circumstances that led to the conclusion [that] they drowned,\u201d said Dr. White.<\/p>\n

Dr. White indicated that the aggrieved families believe that their children are being kept in a secret place to be used for ritualistic purposes.<\/p>\n

He said the family members sought the assistance of the international community including the U.S. Embassy and the United Nations, leading the UN to call on the Liberian government to investigate killings which had been reported to link to ritual practice.<\/p>\n

In 2021 alone, Dr. White said at least ten people were killed, reportedly linked to ritualistic killing or political motivation.<\/p>\n

He added that they were either former officials or had links to former politicians. White noted that recent deaths involving some girls during President George Manneh Weah\u2019s 2023 political campaign outraged the citizens.<\/p>\n

He said the allegation is that the killings were done for ritualistic reasons. He also referenced citizens\u2019 message to President Weah which was carried in the NewDawn newspaper\u2019s headline that no amount of money or rituals can help President Weah and his Coalition for Democratic Change from leaving office after the 10 October 2023 elections.<\/p>\n

Dr. White said his organization will continue to work on these issues in African countries, especially Liberia which experiences despicable crimes against humanity during war and in peace.<\/p>\n

He recalled that during the 14 years civil war in Liberia, there were so many cases where gunmen, some of them child soldiers, ate victims\u2019 body parts.<\/p>\n

He stated that it was well documented that during Liberia\u2019s civil war, ritualistic killing was a common place, naming Gen. Butt Naked, now Evangelist Milton Blayee as of the notorious culprits.<\/p>\n

According to Dr. White, Mr. Blayee testified before Liberia\u2019s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) that he ate children\u2019s hearts.<\/p>\n

He said Blayee indicated that human sacrifices were intended to ensure victories in battles.<\/p>\n

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The U.N. former chief investigator for the special court of Sierra Leone, Dr. Alan White is requesting prosecution for ritualistic killings and despicable crimes against humanity in Liberia during war and in peace, saying \u201cthe killings must stop.\u201d Dr. Alan briefed U.S. lawmakers in Washington Tuesday, 19 September 2023, giving historical accounts […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":44062,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,12],"tags":[233,237,234],"class_list":["post-44064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-liberia","tag-liberia"],"yoast_head":"\nThe killings must stop! - Liberia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The U.N. former chief investigator for the special court of Sierra Leone, Dr. Alan White is requesting prosecution for r ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/the-killings-must-stop\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The killings must stop!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The U.N. former chief investigator for the special court of Sierra Leone, Dr. Alan White is requesting prosecution for r ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/the-killings-must-stop\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Liberia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-09-20T17:19:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-09-20T17:42:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/liberia\/sites\/37\/2023\/09\/sm_1695219094.454935.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"750\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/the-killings-must-stop#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/the-killings-must-stop\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"The killings must stop!\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-09-20T17:19:51+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-09-20T17:42:50+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/the-killings-must-stop\"},\"wordCount\":666,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/the-killings-must-stop#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/liberia\/sites\/37\/2023\/09\/sm_1695219094.454935.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Africa Press\",\"Africa Press-Liberia\",\"Liberia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/the-killings-must-stop#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/the-killings-must-stop\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/liberia\/all-news\/the-killings-must-stop\",\"name\":\"The killings must stop! 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