Monrovia, June 7 -- The opposition Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) has called on its members and allied opposition parties to assemble in mass at the Monrovia City Court on Monday in solidarity with former Speaker J. Fonati Koffa and three other lawmakers who are currently detained at the Monrovia Central Prison.

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

Speaking on Saturday at the CDC headquarters in Congo Town, the party's Secretary-General, Janga Kowo, condemned the Unity Party-led government, accusing it of political persecution and labeling the detained lawmakers as "political prisoners."

"The Unity Party government has crossed a dangerous red line by unlawfully incarcerating opposition lawmakers who...