Monrovia, May 2 -- The Solidarity and Trust for a New Day (STAND) has firmly rejected a recent warning issued by the Ministry of Justice that any protest held without a permit will be deemed illegal.

By Selma Lomax | selma.lomax@frontpageafricaonline.com

STAND Chairman Mulbah K. Morlu Jr., in a statement released on May 2, condemned the ministry's pronouncement as unconstitutional and an attempt to intimidate citizens ahead of the movement's planned July 17 protest.

Morlu argued that Article 17 of the Liberian Constitution guarantees citizens the right to peaceful assembly without the need for a permit. He described the Justice Ministry's position as a distortion of the law, asserting that the right to protest is not subject to gover...