Monrovia, July 11 -- A high-ranking employee at the Ministry of Transport has accused the Liberia National Police (LNP) of unleashing brutal force on peaceful civil servants with her suffering the worst hurt during a protest over a controversial contract reportedly awarded to a private company.

By Emmanuel Weedee-Conway

Tensions erupted in Monrovia on Thursday morning, July 10, 2025 as scores of employees from the Ministry of Transport accused the LNP of violently suppressing a peaceful protest aimed at petitioning lawmakers over the reported controversial contract deal that threatens their jobs.

In an emotional account in a live video, Marline Cummings, who was identified as the Director for Driver Licensing at the Ministry, explaine...