MONROVIA, Jan. 6 -- Ezzat Eid, who left Liberia in early December 2019 for Lebanon for medical attention and is still in Lebanon

Ezzat Eid, a prominent Lebanese businessman in Liberia, was alleged in Facebook posts of 29 December 2019 to be in collaboration with the Council of Patriots ("COP") to protest against the George Weah Government and subvert the governance of Liberia through force and other illegal means. Specifically, the Facebook posts alleged, among other things, that Ezzat Eid is "one of the key sponsors of COP tomorrow (December 30) plan protest".

The Facebook posts also alleged that Ezzat Eid and others "are foreigners doing business in our country (Liberia) but are undermining our government (the Weah Government) for per...