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The ambassador’s statement is not a surprise to many Liberians who have been following U.S.
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In other words, because there have been no reports about journalists being killed does not mean Liberia enjoys free press in the world or has one of the free press in the world. It was ruled that Sieh should pay US$1.2 million to Toe.įurthermore, the ambassador’s assertion might have been influenced by the absence of deaths to Liberian journalists since President Sirleaf rule. The “wrong time” in my opinion, is the ambassador’s statement when a Liberian journalist, Rodney Sieh is in prison for failing to pay damages for a libel lawsuit in which the verdict was brought down against him and his paper [Front page Africa) shut down. It is unclear as to what measure and standard the ambassador use to grade press freedom in Liberia, but it is clear the ambassador must have made the statement at the wrong time. The PUL president’s reaction to the ambassador’s statement must have also been prompted by current situation involving the imprisonment of Journalist Rodney Sieh, who has been in prison for more than a month because he refused to apologize and pay US$1.2 million to former Agriculture Minister Chris Toe. ambassador’s statement did not go well with members of the Press Union of Liberia, especially PUL’s President Peter Quaqua, who made the sharp rebuttal saying, “The accounts of permanent organizations specialized in monitoring the media contradict the ambassador’s perception about press freedom in Liberia. Ambassador Deborah Malac’s statement in which she said, “Liberia has one of the free press in the world.” The U.S. In his speech during celebration marking the 49thanniversary of the Press Union of Liberia in Kakata, Margibi County, PUL’s President Peter Quaqua rebutted U.S.
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Quaqua, the work came to a halt.įollowing series of discussions and legal battle, the case was disposed of by the court after it saw no magnitude in it.US ambassador’s perspective on press freedom in Liberia The materials were purchased, but due to the injunction placed on the construction by the court emanating from Mr. By then, the contract with the company has been signed and part of the money given for the purchase of materials. In the process of that, Peter Quaqua who was the incoming president placed an injunction on the entire process, thus leading to a complete halt to the process. The construction company, Arnold was hired after the company won the bidding process to construct the building. took over the leadership of the Union and managed to withdraw the case from the court. Since the Money was provided by the former President, the headquarters of the Press Union is yet to be built and those who were in leadership of that media organization have not accounted for the fund. The US$100K was provided by former Liberian President, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf years ago to help the Union get its own headquarter since it was established. Sainworla said the US$100,000.00 PUL headquarters project scandal has cast a dark cloud on the credibility and integrity of the Union and Liberian Journalism as a whole. Serving as the 6 th commencement convocation speaker at the Peter Quaqua School of Journalism in Congo Town, Mr. Mengonfia journalist, Frank Sainworla wants those who allegedly misappropriated some US$100,000.00 intended for the building of the PUL headquarters to account for said money to regain the image of the Union.