By By: Moses P. Smith
MONROVIA, Liberia – Liberian public figure Stephene Audrey has given activist Martin Kollie 72 hours to retract what she described as false statements and to name the person(s) she alleges paid him to publish them.
In a statement released Saturday, August 22, Audrey accused Kollie of spreading “fake news” targeting herself, the Inspector General of the Liberia National Police, and Liberia’s security apparatus.
“You have 72 hours to confess your lies and who paid you to run with this fake news! Failure to do so, you will face the full weight of the law in Netherlands,” Audrey stated.
She alleged that Kollie is being “used to destroy good hard-working Liberians” and vowed to publicly counter his claims.
“I’m not one you can use as a scape goat to make your lies against the IG of police or the security apparatus of Liberia seem true, you are mistaken,” she said.
Audrey said she will release a follow-up press statement with evidence to refute Kollie’s claims “line by line.”
“After I have proven you wrong completely, I will do a press release with proof that every line you wrote are lies,” she noted.
Defending her background, Audrey added: “My records are clear from my younger years till now, I have nothing to hide. That’s why I alluded to call Congress or better still, you can call whoever you think is the highest investigator of the law globally so they tell you that you are wrong.”
She also warned of possible legal action. “I know where to sue you, so quit misinterpreting my words like a call means suing you to Congress. I didn’t eat my school fees to stutter. Your lies are dead upon arrival. You provoke laughter! 72 hours it is Martin! Every lie including the one you just told will be exposed!”
As of Sunday evening, Martin Kollie had not issued a public response to the ultimatum.
The development comes amid growing public debate in Liberia over misinformation and criticism of state security institutions.
