A gaggle of involved Liberians are threatening to protest over alleged brutality towards certainly one of their colleagues by a Chinese nationwide, Michael Shio.
By Lewis S. Teh
Monrovia, Liberia, February 19, 2025 – A Group of residents below the banner Concerned Citizens of Liberia vows to protest towards the federal government for what they time period super injustices perpetrated towards peaceable residents throughout the nation.
“If the Boakai Administration fails to take drastic actions against people who are in the constant habit of brutalizing peaceful citizens, we will stage a protest action in demand of justice,” they threaten.
Spokesperson Alpha Gray in a information convention Tuesday, February 18, 2025, stated authorities was shielding international nationals and different perpetrators, who allegedly kill and brutalize peaceable residents with none actions taken.
The Victim
On January 13, 2025, it was reported {that a} Chinese nationwide, together with three of his accomplices, subjected a Liberian, Momo Davis, to an abhorrent act of violence and inflicted ache on him for some unknown causes on the alleged perpetrator’s residence in Monrovia.
He notes that the incident came about proper below the nostril of President Boakai and the federal government, sparking severe criticism about security and safety of residents.
But reacting to the incident, Spokesperson Gray laments that permitting a international nationwide to brutalize a Liberian on his personal soil is just not solely a shame however a disgrace for a authorities that campaigned with a promise to rescue the nation from social injustice, poverty, enterprise as regular, and unhealthy labor apply, amongst others.
He says it’s saddening that an surroundings that ought to have supplied security for its personal residents would become a scene of horror, saying “We as a group will not allow this to go unchanged.”
Gray reveals that the hideous violent act carried out towards Momo Davis below the order of Chinese nationwide Michael Shio embrace torture, chase down, burn with sizzling oil and overwhelmed severely, acts he describes as not solely barbaric however communicate volumes about ethical decline amongst those that really feel they’re untouchable.
“The sight of a fellow Liberian citizen being treated in their own country in such a way is a profound violation of human rights that should sicken every citizen.”
Gray, nevertheless, calls on Liberians to stand up, saying that as residents of Liberia, we will’t afford to be complacent. The absence of Chinese nationwide Michael Shio and his accomplices presents a possibility for the federal government to reply firmly and decisively.
According to him, suspect Michael Shio and his accomplices are presently unaccounted for, lamenting that the absence of justice in such a case is a grave matter that should resonate all through the Liberian society and into the management corridor.
Gray says whether it is confirmed that the perpetrator, alongside along with his accomplices, escape justice, the involved residents will ship a robust message to the world that Liberia is a weak state, a spot the place foreigners can inflict accidents and perform violent acts on peaceable residents with out worry of punishment.
“The silence of the police and the judiciary surrounding this matter is deafening; if the government allowed this to be swept under the rug, it will not only embolden perpetrators of crimes but will also place Liberians in danger.”
He calls on the Liberia National Police to launch a manhunt for Michael Shio and his accomplices to carry them to justice.
We should all do not forget that it isn’t simply Momo David’s ache; it’s a shared sorrow that resonates throughout the nation; I’m calling on residents to face in solidarity for each Liberian who has suffered violence and injustices below the Boakai Administration.” Editing by Jonathan Browne