Maryland County: Political Persecution Order of the Day?

April 4, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Comrades and friends of incomparable revolutionary and political prowess, sons and daughters of Maryland and marginalized citizens, militants, cadres and intellectual exemplars, progressive students of our reputable William V. S. Tubman University, we bring you warm revolutionary greetings from the Maryland County Revolutionary Civil Society (MCRCS).

Based on our historical and traditional mandate to protect the palpable interests and welfares of tens and tens of thousands of our suffering citizens, we are disappointingly dismayed that Hon. Betsy Kuoh-Toe, superintendent of Maryland has embarked upon a disingenuous and unproductive journey to unjustifiably persecute citizens for their political affiliations at the detriment of our long and arduous struggle to build a newfound democracy with the help of The United Nations and our international partners after a 14-year generalized anarchy of violence.

We, leaders and members of MCRCS, categorically rebuke, reject, condemn and resist such upright violation of our unarguable and inalienable constitutional, democratic and universal human rights to choose any of our citizens as a candidate for the office of President of this Republic that was built on the sweat, tears and blood of our Forerunners! We will inexorably, relentlessly, unremittingly and endlessly, battle against such devilish and inhumane attitude, which has the inclination and propensity to destroy our long and arduous struggle for peace, democracy and the Rule of Law in Maryland, yea the Republic of Liberia.

Notice, on February 8 & 17, 2016 respectively, Madam Kuoh misused the name of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to intimidate, terrorize, persecute and commit Felonious Restraint and hands-in- gloves with GSA commit unlawful termination of my pro bono service to my country on grounds that I, T. Gbuo-Mle Bedell, who travelled to Liberia from the USA working pro bono for the past 8 ½ years, “badmouth” His Excellency Amb. Joseph Boakai, Vice President of Liberia and that by meeting with “Team Cummings of Liberia – TCL” representing Mr. Alex B. Cummings whom, we are told, may vie for the office of President, come 2017 Presidential Election, I “undermined” the Liberian government. I ask, what manner of woman can she be who lacks a true sense of history, competition (cornerstone of democracy), the Rule of Law, Good governance, that she will use President Sirleaf’s name to persecute citizens for their political affiliations?

We categorically condemn, without mixing words, from the roof of our tongues, this broad daylight violation of our human, constitutional and democratic rights. Madam Toe MUST discontinue marginalizing and persecuting citizens for political reasons! We ask men of good will and President Sirleaf to save our county and people the horror and agony of these violations!

I am T. Gbuo-Mle Bedell, volunteer worker, social justice advocate, working and speaking on the ground in Liberia and a victim of police brutality and political persecution

“Neither brutality, nor cruelty nor torture will ever bring me to ask for mercy, for I prefer to die with my head unbowed, my faith unshakable and with profound trust in the destiny of my country” -Lumumba

 

Our One-Man Peaceful Nonviolent Protest March On Harper City

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Our One-Man Peaceful Nonviolent Protest March denouncing Hon. Betsy Kuoh-Toe, current superintendent of Maryland County, hands-in-gloves with the Central government of the Republic of Liberia, in the strongest possible terms was a resounding success.

The March began at 10am from Downtown Harper City and ended at the Cape Palmas High School Campus on March 30, 2016.

Our first stop was at the United Nations Mission in Liberia commonly known as “UNMIL” where we delivered a Statement making our case and asking the world Organization to intervene for an immediate and speedy investigation in the case of Hon. Kuoh threatening my life, lying on me that I “badmouthed” His Excellency Amb. Joseph N. Boakai, Vice President of the Republic of Liberia and adding that the fact I personally met with “Team Cummings of Liberia – TCL” in my private home, I indeed “undermined” the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf government. Besides, the lies, innuendoes, inflammatory statements from the Superintendent, she added more insult to the injury when she placed a Yale lock on my office door without my consent or that of my bosses thereby committing Felonious Restraint.

A man whom I have not met in my entire life by the name of Mr. Alex B. Cummings, understandably, will vie for the office of President, come 2017 Presidential election. His friends met with me and sought my support. I am at liberty to decide who I will support in the upcoming election in 2017. More so, on that same day I met with “TCL,” The Alternative National Congress Party (ANC), of which I am a bona fide member appointed me as its Acting Chair for the Maryland chapter.  In no time, the Liberian government became jittery and began to terrorize me. But I’m measured up to the task!

Our next stop was at the St. Theresa Convent at the Catholic Secretariat to meet with Bishop Andrew Karnley, Bishop of the Catholic Cape Palmas Diocese. We delivered a Statement to him asking the Church to intercede before all hell breaks loose. Bishop Karnley received the Statement and said he would wait until the Superintendent gets back to Liberia from the United States where she is visiting for the second time since her appointment. What we don’t know is when she will return. There are rumors, she will quit her job and remain in the US.

USAID was our next stop where we delivered a Statement for the United States Embassy.

The last was at the 4^th Judicial Circuit Court to deliver a Statement to the Resident Judge, Cllr. Nelson Tokpa for the Hon. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Liberia, His Most Honor Cllr. Francis Korkpor, Snr. We appealed for the respect for the Rule of Law in Maryland and speedy investigation.

Interestingly, the County Attorney’s office is now conniving with the Superintendent’s office after admitting to all of us that the Superintendent’s office was wrong under the Rule of Law to lock my door without my consent. To date, the County Attorney is saying he cannot sacrifice his job in the name of the Rule of Law.

Our final stop was on the Cape Palmas High School Campus where we concluded with a Press Conference in the presence of ELBC, INQUIRIER Newspaper, Radio Phoenix of Tubman University and Voice of Pleebo.

We made our position clear that Hon. Betsy Kuoh-Toe is incompetent and ill-trained to run the state of affairs of current day Maryland including her entire staff. We asked the President to recall them or leave Maryland to perish under the gust of ill-wind.

We have planned further legal, constitutional and democratic actions against the incompetent staff of our Local government in due course.

After committing Felonious Restraint against me, the Superintendent is finding it rather difficult to remove the lock illegally placed on my door. I am pursuing the Rule of Law; and she’s evading it. In fact, no one wants to own to the responsibility of the lock in her office.

Maybe the living room fairy placed the lock on my door!

To add more insult to the injury, Mary Broh unlawfully terminated my pro bono service to country on grounds that I refused to take monetary pay. I worked for ten months pro bono in the service of country and she could fathom that.  

Mary Broh will be prosecuted in due course. We are only taking our time to follow the cannons of the law of the Republic.

ALUTA