Monrovia- A young Lawmaker who is one of few members of the Liberian Legislature, Representative Rustonlyn Suakoko Dennis has made a claim that her life is being threatened by the ruling CDC government, but the government has rubbished the allegation by the opposition lawmaker.
Rep. Dennis, who represents Montserrado County electoral district # 4, has been one of the vocal Lawmakers in the House of Representatives since her election in 2017. And last year, she formally announced her membership in the opposition All Liberian Party (ALP) of Benoni Urey.
However, an Information Ministry press release issued today, Wednesday, April 27, 2022 and signed by Minister Ledgerhood Rennie claimed that because Rep. Dennis’ allegation was “based on hearsay”. it did not warrant a full scale investigation.
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“A conference meeting involving the leadership of the House of Representatives and select members of the Cabinet has been held to look into the claims of Montserrado County District Four Representative, Rustonlyn Suakoko Dennis, who recently alleged that the government is after her life.
The exhaustive meeting was chaired by Speaker Bhofal Chambers, and included Deputy Speaker J. Fonati Koffa and other ranking members of the House of Representatives.
The Executive Branch was represented by the Minister of Justice, Cllr Frank Musah Dean, Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Williametta Piso Saydee Tarr, Minister of Information, Cultural Affairs and Tourism, Ledgerhood J. Rennie and the Police Inspector General Colonel Patrick Sudue among others.
The body heard the accounts of Honorable Dennis and agreed to the following:
That the claims were based mainly on hearsay with no substantive proof that could warrant a full-scale investigation by the Ministry of Justice.
However, an offer of Special Police Protection was made as an overture to allay the fears of the Representative.
It was also agreed that the Minister of Justice, who headed the Executive Branch’s delegation, look into the Paynesville Magisterial Court’s Writ of Aresst issued against the District Four Representative in a private matter involving her and a lady she identified as Cytarus Dahn.
The Minister is asked to advise the leadership of the House of Representatives on the legality of the writ in a matter the Representative believes is a misdemeanor which should not have warranted such a writ.
Meanwhile, the Liberian Government wants to make it categorically clear that it is not in the business of taking away the lives of its citizens, needlessly to talk about a well-known public servant.
It is worth noting that politics in the country has long gone past the ugly days of violent reprisals. The government continues to receive international plaudits for its democratic credentials, consolidation of the country’s peace, respect for the rule of law, political pluralism and tolerance.”