PHOTO: Mike Jabateh, civilian dressed in army camouflage
By William Selmah, wselmah@gmail.com
Mike Jabeteh, the man who recently publicaly threatened the life of Liberia’s Chief Justice Francis Korkpor and incited members of an ethnic group to revert to war over land dispute, has been delisted from the membership of the Press Union of Liberia (PUL).
The PUL) is cautioning the public against linking the activities of Mik Jabateh to the media community, as his membership with the PUL was terminated since 2020.
The PUL said it took the action against him then, after Mr. Jabateh openly declared he was joining the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) ahead of the December 2020 Special Senatorial Election.
Members of the PUL are strictly prohibited from joining any political party.
“Mr. Jabeteh is now a full political actor in Liberia and must be appropriately addressed as such, the PUL said in statement under the signature of its President Charles Coffey.
The Liberia National Police recently declared Jabateh wanted after threatening to kill Chief Justice Francis Korkpor for allegedly instigating the land conflict in Nimba between the Suah family on one hand and the Donzo, Jabateh, Koroma and Sando families on the other.
Normal activities in the commercial city of Ganta were stalled Tuesday April 20, 2021, following a landmark ruling by the 8th Judicial Circuit Court in favor of the Suah family in the long standing land dispute.
The disturbances that ensued is said to have cost over 30 million Liberian dollars in property destruction and almost degenerated into a tribal feud.
The Union is meanwhile, urging the public to stop presenting the land conflict in Ganta as a tribal dispute”.
It is at the same time admonishing parties to the land conflict to act within the confines of the law and ensure peace and stability in the country.