IPNEWS: The Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Justice (MOJ), has announced the autopsy report of Alieu Sheriff, the truck driver who was allegedly beaten to death by police officers at the National Transit Authority Bus Parking, along the Japan Freeway.
The report indicates that the death of Alieu Sheriff was un-natural due to a blunt force of injury discovered at the back of his head.
Based on the preliminary investigative report, the Ministry of Justice has ordered the Inspector General of the Liberia National Police to re-arrest and process to court the two police officers who allegedly brutalized the deceased victim for prosecution.
Meanwhile, the Movement against Police Brutality and Injustices in Liberia, which comprises family members, relatives and friends of the deceased truck driver, has reacted to the government’s autopsy report.
The Movement which recently staged a peaceful protest demanding justice in the death of Alieu Sheriff said the report indicates that the accused police officers beat the deceased to death.
The group’s spokesperson Mr. Fofana told journalists that he anticipates the accused to face the required penalties following investigation.
It may be recalled, Police on August 3, 2021, spent the entire day containing a large group of angry protesters that trooped to its headquarters in demand of justice against ‘police brutalities’ which they claimed left a truck conductor dead in Gardrnesville, a suburb of Monrovia.
The protesters, including men, women, and children, gathered early in the day on the Somalia Drive, now the Japan Freeway, holding placards, leaves, huge banners with anti-police slogans and chanting ‘We want justice’, marched through Gardnersville to Bushrod Island and Capitol Hill.
The crowd got bigger by the time it reached the police headquarters. Later police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse it.
The incident caught President Weah’s attention and requested Internal Affairs Minister Varney Sirleaf, and the Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, Williametta Saydee Tarr to join the Police in calling for calm.
What Sparked the Protest?
The Protesters alleged that wanton police brutalities against peaceful citizens are now on the increase, leading to the death of a truck conductor, Alieu Sheriff. They also claimed that a woman, identified as Fatu Karmara, lost one of her eyes at the hands of the Police because she was not wearing a mask in public. In addition, they said the Police are using excessive force to enforce the COVID-19 health protocols that were reactivated by the government in the wake of the third wave of the disease.
“We are protesting for the many victimizations done by the police,” said Abraham Keita, Coordinator, Movement Against Police Brutalities, one of the lead organizers of the protest.
“Within these few days, the police brutalized a woman called Fatu Kamara and damaged one of her eyes because they said she was not observing the health protocol. Then, recently, three police officers beat Alieu Sheriff to death. This is very barbaric, and it got to stop.”
Another protester, Abraham Donso alleged that Sheriff died at the hands of the Police while crying for his life. But the police ignored him and continue beating him until he died.
The incident occurred from the backdrop when the truck conductor, Sheriff died while in a scuffle with three Police officers who had pulled his vehicle over for routine inspection. According to eyewitnesses, Sheriff and the officers joined in a tussle and they severely beat him, adding that at some point, the late Sherriff pleaded that he was dying but they ignored him.
Violent Altercations Marred Protest
During the meeting with the protest’s leaders and the officials was ongoing at the LNP national headquarters, the mood outside turned sour when some of the protesters started to throw stones and water at the riot Police manning the main entrance of the building. Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at them, and as the crowd dispersed, arrested several of them. They also sized the protesters’ motorbikes they had used to attend the demonstration.
Jabarteh told reporters that he invited the police to make the arrest because some ‘criminals’ infiltrated the crowd and were doing things contrary to their intention. The incident, however, turned weird when the Police began arresting the protesters indiscriminately, with some Police officers even attempting to arrest Jabarteh, prompting him to call the Police unprofessional and a bunch of criminals. He told reporters later that they will ensure their people are released.
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