Monrovia, May 1 -- President Joseph Boakai is facing mounting pressure to dismiss D. Dorr Cooper, Inspector General at the Ministry of Commerce, in the wake of a bribery and academic fraud scandal at the University of Liberia (UL).

By Gerald C. Koinyeneh, gerald.koinyeneh@frontpageafricaonline.com

The renewed calls follow the announcement by UL President Dr. Layli Maparyan of the immediate dismissal of eight employees implicated in a wide-ranging academic fraud investigation, which prominently referenced the so-called "Dorr Cooper Incident."

The sweeping action comes after a four-month probe led by the Special Committee to Investigate Academic Fraud. The committee uncovered what it described as "coordinated acts of academic fraud" inv...