Monrovia, June 7 -- Former presidential candidate and political leader of the Alternative National Congress (ANC), Alexander Benedict Cummings, has strongly criticized the Unity Party-led government over what he described as the "shameful incarceration" of former House Speaker J. Fonati Koffa and three lawmakers of the opposition Congress for Democratic Change (CDC).

By Gerald C. Koinyeneh

Speaking to journalists in a brief interview on Saturday in Barnersville, Cummings condemned the arrest and detention of the lawmakers, labeling the police's actions as a deliberate attempt to embarrass them.

"I am very disappointed in the Unity Party-led government for this behavior," Cummings said. "These are legislators. They have immunity, and to...