Extends “Profoundest Sympathy” To The Victims’ Families
PHOTO: Information Min. Ledgerhood Rennie
The Liberian government is calling on the public to refrain from making unsubstantiated claims about Monday night’s hit and run car incident that that killed three persons and injured many others in front of the Unity Party (UP) headquarters, which has the potential of stoking post-elections violence. UP Supporters Election Victory Celebrations Turn Bloody By A Speeding Car: 3 Confirmed Dead, 22 Others Injured – News Public Trust
At a news conference held at the police headquarters on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, Police spokesperson, H. Moses Carter said that the LNP “has launched an investigation into a tragic accident that led 23 persons injured”.
The government’s call came in a press release issued on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, while expressing “profoundest sympathy to family of the victims”.
See full text of the government’s press release below:
GOL Release on Incident at UP headquarters
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monrovia- The Government of Liberia extends its profoundest sympathy to the families of the victims of Monday’s night incident at the Unity Party headquarters, which occurred when an untagged vehicle ran into a group of UP partisans celebrating their elections victory.
This incident left three persons dead and dozens injured. The driver of the vehicle, Lawrence K. Williams was later arrested and is undergoing police investigation.
As the LNP has already informed the public of the preliminary outcomes of what has happened to date, the government assures all that a logical conclusion of this investigation will be reached in the coming days.
The government therefore urges the public to refrain from making unsubstantiated claims about the incident, which has the potential of stoking post-elections violence.
The government takes particular note of a Unity Party statement, which appears to have drawn a conclusion, by terming the incident as “domestic terrorism” while at the same time urging the police to “investigate the cause” of the incident.
In the intervening hours following a tense general election and the return to business as usual, all political parties, especially their leaderships, are urged to eschew incendiary rhetoric that could undermine the peace and tranquillity of the country.
Signed:____________
Ledgerhood J. Rennie
*MINISTER*