By Washington D.C–Jefferson Koijee, the Mayor of Monrovia and secretary General of the Ruling CDC has be sanctioned by the United States Treasury department for Human Rights Abuse and Misappropriation of State Assets.
Mayor Koijee was sanctioned for “stoking violence as well as having powerful grip on Monrovia’s youth”the report noted.
According to the release, the mayor controls paramilitary-style organizations associated with the CDC which allegedly recruits former combatants and recently released prisoners.
“OFAC has reason to believe that Koijee has instructed these organizations to violently disrupt demonstrations conducted by government critics or political opposition” they added.
The U.S Treasury further details that Koijee and his supporters have been involved in violence in connection with: an opposition rally in July 2022, students attending a memorial service for former Liberian president Amos Sawyer in March 2022, an anti-rape protest in August 2020, a student graduation ceremony in December 2019, and an opposition rally in November 2018 as well as engaging in corrupt acts, including bribery and misappropriation of state assets for use by private political movements and pressuring anti-corruption investigators to halt corruption investigations.
The CDC Secretary General is the fourth top Government official in the Weah’s administration to be sanctioned by the United States Treasury Department.
By: Domingo Dargbeh
