Monrovia, April 14 -- Former President George Manneh Weah's aide Sekou Kalasco Damaro, has taken aim at President Joseph Boakai, accusing him of gross hypocrisy and insincerity over recent remarks claiming that his administration has not engaged in political persecution or used state security to suppress dissent.

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

President Boakai, while speaking at a media dinner in Monrovia on Thursday said, "This evening, I stand before you to reaffirm a commitment: Under my leadership, Liberia will have no political prisoners and no press suppression."

But Damaro, a senior member of the opposition Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC), dismissed the statement as disingenuous and det...