Apparently the ‘rogues’ who tried to break in to our compound were recently apprehended: ‘Smallface’ and his gang were caught hiding in a swamp near island near the Congo Town area of Monrovia.
Liberia recently made armed robbery, terrorism and hijacking capital offences, punishable by death or life imprisonment, despite concern from Amnesty International. This recent armed robbery bill gained momentum after the rising spate of armed crimes including physical assault, rape and murder particularly in Monrovia and surrounding communities. Apparently the President is committed to revisiting the Act for possible amendment as soon as the situation is brought fully under control and sustainable peace is assured.
Wonder what will happen to Smallface? Hopefully a long term in jail rather than the death penalty. And does he really have a small face?
September 26, 2008 at 12:33 pm
‘Smallface’……he needs a more menacing name, not one that sounds like it was rejected from the first draft of Bugsy Malone.
Capital punishment….hmm, that seems like a knee jerk reaction to the problem to me, hopefully it wont actually happen. Odd that terrorism is in there too – is that a major problem in Liberia?
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