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Africa-Press – Liberia. <\/strong><\/span>The presidential vetting committee, chaired by Cllr. Oswald (in suit), Liberia\u2019s Justice Minister, has come under fire over its alleged lack of transparency. Credit: Justice Ministry.<\/p>\n

A whirl of speculation has again clouded the work of the special presidential committee tasked with shortlisting candidates for the position of Executive Director of Office of War and Economic Crimes Courts of Liberia after Daniel Sando, Deputy Information Minister, told a weekly press conference last Thursday \u201cthat there are eight candidates who have been shortlisted.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Sando shot down a Daily Observer article last week, naming five people who the paper said had been shortlisted, saying it was untrue. However, one of the candidates named in the story, Cllr. Jerome Verdier, an ex-Chairman of Liberia\u2019s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), has confirmed in a whatsapp exchange that he had been contacted by the committee.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, they reached out to me and told me I was shortlisted to be interviewed,\u201d said Cllr. Verdier by WhatsApp.<\/p>\n

Another of those named, Massa Washington, a former TRC commissioner, said she had not been contacted. Madam Washington confirmed she had not applied for the position but had heard that she had been nominated by a victims group.<\/p>\n

The three others named \u2013 Dr. Jallah A. Barbu, Dean of the Louis Arthur Grimes School of Liberia, a constitutional law scholar and chair of the special committee of the Bar Association that drafted the bill for the courts, Cllr. James Verdier, a brother of Jerome, who previously headed the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission, and Cllr. Boakai Kanneh, who heads the Law Reform Commission \u2013 did not respond to New Narratives\/Front Page Africa requests for comment.<\/p>\n

Noone on the committee responded to requests for comment.<\/p>\n

The secrecy of the committee\u2019s actions has again sparked concern among civil society groups who had led the campaign to persuade President Joseph Boakai to fire his previous appointment, Jonathan Massaqoui, because of a lack of transparency in his appointment. President Boakai appointed this new committee with the promise of being more inclusive this time around.<\/p>\n

Mr. Sando rejected that criticism.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe committee says, to avoid any kind of external influence on the process, they are not releasing the names of those individuals that are participating,\u201d said Mr. Sando. \u201cThey also do not confirm the names that are being released by some media institutions. And that is the way they want to avoid interference. Three names out of this process will be presented to the president and then the president will select and appoint one of the three names. His Excellency, the president and the entire government remain commitment to the establishment of the war and economic crimes courts for Liberia.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Daniel Sando, Liberia\u2019s Deputy Information Minister. Credit: Ministry of Information.<\/p>\n

Aside from its first meeting in early September \u2013 photos from the gathering were posted on Facebook by the justice ministry \u2013 the committee has released no information about the committee\u2019s activities, including meeting dates, candidates\u2019 nominations, interviews and shortlisting. This has concerned court advocates.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think there was sufficient public participation, going by the experience of the TRC, where commissioners were nominated by the public,\u201d said John Stewart, an ex-commissioner of Liberia\u2019s TRC in a phone interview. \u201cThe public was asked to send in nominations of individuals they believed that had the character and competence to serve as TRC commissioners.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re asking people to apply, the notice has to be publicly announced and carried for a sustained period of time to create sufficient awareness. The Inquirer [where the criteria was published] is not as widely read as FrontPage Africa and the Daily Observer, which are the two leading newspapers in the country. I don\u2019t recall hearing anything of such on national radio.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Stewart is one of several advocates who have criticized the committee\u2019s failure to revise the requirements for the candidate in the initial job description. A master\u2019s degree in law is a particular point of contention. Madam Washington does not possess that qualification, for instance, neither does Taiwan Gongloe, a widely respected human rights lawyer often named as a contender for the role. Many think it is unnecessary for a role, they say, will be primarily administrative and where the trust of victims is imperative.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is required most of that person to head the secretariat are competence and character,\u201d said Mr. Stewart. \u201cThat person does not necessarily have to be a lawyer. You will have the backing of a corps of lawyers.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIn Liberia\u2019s state and nation building endeavor, three professions have reigned supreme: politics, religion and law,\u201d said Mr. Aaron Weah, another critic who is a former staffer of the TRC and scholar of transitional justice, in a recent piece. \u201cThe criteria insisting that the executive director is a trained Liberian lawyer limits the opportunity to recruit a more ideal chief of administration.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Weah joined others who have been critical of the committee\u2019s makeup. He said it was regretful that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) withdrew from the process to allow greater Liberian ownership. That left the Ministry of Justice in charge, along with members of the Independent Human Rights Commission of Liberia, Liberia National Bar Association, Liberia civil society and the Director of Cabinet. He criticized the absence of victims\u2019 groups.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe withdrawal of the OHCHR and ECOWAS as critical oversight may bring full circle the elite conflict within the presidency and within civil society,\u201d said Mr. Weah.<\/p>\n

The inclusion of Cllr. Jerome Verdier on the shortlist has concerned activists who are counting on strong U.S. support for technical and funding support for the courts. Cllr. Verdier has been an outspoken critic of Beth Van Schaack, the US Ambassador-at-large for Global Criminal Justice, making allegations against her that she has denied and which have been rejected by courts in three countries. Sources in the US government, who requested anonymity to discuss sensitive matters, say Amb. Van Schaack has been one of the biggest advocates for support Liberia\u2019s courts within the Biden administration. They are concerned US support may evaporate if she leaves the role during the change of US administrations in January.<\/p>\n

Nonetheless Cllr. Verdier was also critical of the committee.<\/p>\n

The panel, \u201ccould have been more open and transparent by: 1.\u2060 \u2060Announcing to the public that applications have closed 2.\u2060 \u2060Announced how many applications were received 3.\u2060 \u2060Make a full disclosure of applicants and applications received,\u201d said Cllr. Verdier. He urged the committee to\u2060 disclose the vetting standards used for the selection process, the names of shortlisted candidates and when the process will conclude. \u201cAccountability and impunity should not be a perennial contest \u2013 justice and accountability must win over corruption and impunity.\u201d<\/p>\n

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