MONROVIA-The All Liberian Occasion(ALP) of businessman Benoni Urey has issued a writ of arrest for Mr. Alexander Cummings, political chief of the Different Nationwide Congress(ANC) and former Chairman of the Collaborating Political Events-CPP to be arrested.
Mr. Cummings’s ANC is a part of the CPP, a collaboration of 4 political parties-which binds them together- Liberty Occasion(LP), Unity Occasion(UP) All Liberian Peoples Occasion(ALP) and Different Nationwide Congress(ANC). The writ was issued by Choose Jomah Jallah of the Monrovia Metropolis courtroom stated:
“You might be hereby commanded to arrest the residing our bodies of Alexander B. Cummings and others to be recognized, defendants and forthwith carry them earlier than the Monrovia Metropolis Magisterial Courtroom Temple of Justice to reply to the crime of Forgery and Felony Conspiracy based mostly upon the oath and criticism of the Republic of Liberia by and through All Liberian Occasion by and through its Nationwide Chairman, Theodore Momo, plaintiff through which it’s considerably alleged as follows wit”.
However in current instances, there was accusations and counter accusations that Mr. Cummings altered the framework paperwork which unites all of the events. Mr. Cummings has denied all allegations. He stated, if he altered any doc, it might stand to profit his party-but there is no such thing as a profit from wherever.
“When you altered or cheat, you stand to profit, however what’s there that the ANC stands to profit”? he informed an area radio speak present final yr.
The writ of arrest is for forgery and Felony conspiracy. That is the primary time for any member of the CPP to situation writ in opposition to the opposite. Authorized consultants that spoke with this paper Monday stated they knew that with the extent at which issues had been continuing within the CPP, it was not stunning {that a} writ can be issued.
When this paper contacted the UP, which he headed by former vice chairman Joseph Boakai for remark a prime official who declined to be named stated: “we had been shocked for this writ to come back out. Anyway, it is their proper as a political occasion to do no matter they need to. However we need to get authorized recommendation earlier than we communicate.”
The writ additional stated; “That throughout the interval of Might, A.D. 2020 as much as and together with July, AD. 2020, within the metropolis of Monrovia, Montserrado County, Republic of Liberia, the inside named defendant being there after which in violation of part 15.70 of the New Penal Regulation of Liberia, purposely connived, conspired and collectively did alter the framework paperwork of the CPP, thus deceiving the personal prosecutor and the general public concerning the content material and averments of the stated doc particularly the interval a celebration might exit from the CPP, which was unresolved, however that the stated defendants out of deception, surreptitiously altered similar, thereby making it to look that the occasion has previously resolved that situation and others appertaining thereto.
The alleged act of the defendants being illegal, depraved, felony, unlawful and intentional is a violation of Part 15.70 of the New Penal Regulation of Liberia there after which the crimes herein the defendants did to and commit.”
When the ALP chief was contacted by a journalist if he helps the writ of arrest for Mr. Cummings, he stated; “Sure, I help it.”
When referred to as Senator Nyonblee Karnga Lawrence, political chief of the Liberty Occasion(LP) for feedback, she didn’t reply. A WhatsApp message was despatched, however no response.
The ALP strongly helps former president Joseph Boakai in addition to LP faction headed by Senator Lawrence.
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