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Africa-Press – Liberia. <\/strong><\/span>The All-Liberian Conference on Dual Citizenship (ALCOD) has commended President Joseph Nyuma Boakai signing of Executive Order 131, which establishes the War and Economic Crimes Court Office in Liberia.<\/p>\n

ALCOD, through its Eminent Chairman, Mr. Emmanuel S. Wettee, said the President\u2019s action has driven the nation in the right direction toward holding individuals legally accountable for their direct and indirect actions during Liberia\u2019s 15 years of civil conflict that resulted to the death of about 250,000 women, children, the elderly and men.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe President\u2019s patriotic action isn\u2019t only going to hold individuals accountable, but it is also going to bring to the law, institutions that contributed to the wonton destruction of Liberia, including leading to the slaughter of about 250,000 Liberians and foreign nationals,\u201d Eminent Chairman Wettee added and appreciated WECC Advocates like Cllr. Jerome Verdier, Mr. Michael G. Mueller, Emmanuel Savice, and others.<\/p>\n

When the President signed the Executive Order on Thursday, May 2, he warned: \u201cLet the word go forth that we will remain firm in our stand against injustice and impunity and that we have no doubt that this move will go a long way in helping to restore respectability and integrity to this country and to a reconciled and united people.\u201d<\/p>\n

President Boakai\u2019s moves came after Liberia\u2019s 103 lawmakers had signed a Joint Resolution calling for the establishment of the War and Economic Crimes Court in Liberia.<\/p>\n

\u201cI acknowledge the historic move by our National Legislature\u2014both the House of Representatives and House of Senate\u2014to reach separate, and then, a joint resolution urging the nation to take tangible steps towards paving the way to bringing a just, healed, and reconciled finality to the issues of that ugly period of our past. The direct representatives of the people spoke through their collective and overwhelming vote as they passed the resolution. And so, we must act, and act now!\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, ALCOD is appealing to President Boakai, an advocate of Diaspora Liberians\u2019 interests, to establish a Presidential Commission on Out-of-Country Voting. ALCOD wants this Commission to include the National Elections Commission (NEC), ALCOD, and other parties of interest to setup the mechanisms that will make out-of-country voting possible for all national elections, including the 2029 Presidential and Legislative Elections.<\/p>\n

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As Vice President of Liberia during the Administration of former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President Boakai and then ULAA 23rd democratically elected President Emmanuel S. Wettee (2006 -2008), met with State, City, Federal officials in Providence, Rhode Island and Minnesota to advocate for Liberians on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) or Deferred Enforced Departure (DED). Their advocacy resulted to an extension of the DED\/TPS for any Liberian national, or individual without nationality, who last habitually resided in Liberia at the time. After many years those on DED\/TPS later became beneficiaries of Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness (LRIF) Act, got their U.S. Residency Status (Green Card) and having the options of becoming citizen of United States of America. In 2017 President Boakai was named ALCOD \u201c2017 Personality of Year\u201d for his advocacy for Dual Citizenship. Today, Dual Citizenship is the law of the land and \u201cOnce A Liberian Always A Liberian\u201d is reality in Liberia. A child born to a Liberian mother outside Liberia is a citizen of Liberia at birth.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe, too, want to directly participate in electing our leaders,\u201d Eminent Wettee added. He, notwithstanding, stated that during national and constituency elections in the country, diaspora Liberians contribute immensely, but most times can\u2019t vote because of their physical presences outside Liberia.<\/p>\n

He argues that Article 80 \u2018C\u2019 of the Constitution of Liberia states: \u201cEvery Liberian citizen shall have the right to be registered in a constituency, and to vote in public elections only in the constituency where registered, either in person or by absentee ballot; provided that such citizen shall have the right to change his voting constituency as may be prescribed by the Legislature.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is our right; we in the diaspora want to exercise it,\u201d he added. He promised that ALCOD is prepared to work with the Presidential Commission on Out-of-Country Voting when established.<\/p>\n

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