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Liberia: Government expresses preparedness to reclaim sold Embassies, as Cllr Tubman rejects claims.
Dec 11, 2009
by Michael Kpayili / Staff Writer
Cllr. WinstonTubman
“I am criticizing the government that is why they are targeting me. I was involved in no such act. I will not be intimidated by anyone. I am not a common criminal like I have been referred to, I have never been tried”, were the direct words of the Political leader of the Liberia National Union (LINU), Cllr. Winston Tubman when a local daily reported that he was involved in the sale of Liberian Embassy in France, referring to him as “common criminal”.
Addressing a news conference Tuesday in Monrovia, Cllr. Tubman described the allegation as baseless and unfounded, noting that at no time did he sell the Liberian Embassy in France as alleged in the media.
He said the Embassy is still intact and the reports of his involvement in the sale of the Embassy were what he termed as ‘make up’ intended to smear his high earned reputation.
The former United Nations Diplomat said the government of Liberia is engaged in a calculated plot to keep him silent due to his active stand on corruption in government. “This allegation is coming up now because I am a significant political heavy weight. I am criticizing the government this is why they are targeting me”, he maintained.
Meanwhile, the government of Liberia has confirmed the “criminal sales” of several of its embassies abroad, launching a legal battle to reclaim them.
Addressing a news conference in Monrovia, Foreign Minister Olubanke King Akerele disclosed that the Liberian embassies in Paris (France), Nairobi (Kenya) and London have all been reportedly sold by former Foreign Service Officials.
The Minister said while the government continues to investigate the sales of Liberian embassies around the World, the Ministry has however taken exception to recent publication in the National Chronicle Newspaper that Cllr. Tubman was a “common criminal”.
The Minister however could not detail comments on the sales of the Liberian embassy in France because according to her,the matter was in court.
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Michael Kpayili may be contacted at mkpayili@theliberiantimes.com.
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