MONROVIA, June 8 -- Having spent more than 48 hours in police detention, the Monrovia City Court committed the students to pre-trial detention at the Monrovia Central Prison despite a plea from their lawyer, Cllr. Lavalah Supowood to sign for them a bring them to court on Monday, June 10. Photo credit: Lennart Dodoo/FPA

The Monrovia City Court has committed about 20 persons, including two university students leader to pre-trial detention at the Monrovia Central Prison for their alleged involvement with the riot that occurred on the Capitol By-Pass on Wednesday.

Report by Lennart Dodoo, ldodoo@frontpageafricaonline.com

They were held in police cell since Wednesday after a random arrest by the Liberia National Police.

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