Monrovia, August 13, 2022: Opposition Unity Party says it has read with laughter statement from the Ministry of Information in which it expressed that “the government is deeply troubled by allegations contained in a press release from the UP alleging that the government sponsored the incident at the home of its Chairman. The party in the release said the government hired thugs to commit arson.”
Unity Party is aware of the CDC government smokescreen strategy to announce investigations that have led to a number of inconclusive, or “no foul play” outcomes.

The UP wishes to remind the government that it has on many occasions announced a number of investigations in the following cases that yielded no results:

1. The 2019 attack on the life of Miss Telia Urey and the brutalization of her supporters by the CDC in district 15.
2. Attempt on the lives of major political leaders including Sen. Nyonblee Kangar Lawrence, Senator Darius Dillon, Cornelia Krah Togba (candidate of the UP) and others during the 2018 by-election in district 13.
3. The frequent attacks on the life of Representative Yekeh Kolubah, where live bullets were used in District 10.
4. The Lawrence Bropleh committee constituted in the aftermath of the in humane brutalization meted out against journalists at the SKD about two years ago, with no outcome.

Additionally, there are countless reports of media censorship, government sponsored attacks and the July 26 barbarism against a young University student who is still bedridden.

Meanwhile, UP says it is aware of the government’s vehement denial in the claim that the arson attack on the properties of its Chairman was carried out by operatives of the CDC, as such; the outcome of the so called investigation by the government’s own institutions will be meant to validate its denial.
In light of the government’s deliberate actions against opposition leaders, journalists, student activists, and innocent citizens, Unity Party will not accept any findings which is not a product of an investigation done by an independent forensic investigative panel in the burning down of its Chairman home during the early hours of August 12, 2022.

The UP remains committed to peace but is equally prepared to take all necessary actions to protect the rights, dignity and lives of her partisans and the Liberian people.