Liberia ritual killings warning (Kingdom, bless, heaven, religion, death penalty)

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The leader of Liberia-s transitional government, Gyude Bryant, has promised to use the death penalty against anyone found guilty of sacrificial killings.

During an address on state radio Mr Bryant said people were killing in the belief it would make them successful, rich, or the next president.

A BBC correspondent in Liberia says the number of ritual murders are growing.

Sacrifices have been re

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[Terrywoodenpic]

A tough country with a difficult past.
Sounds like they have the right man for the Job.
Terry
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Blessed are the poor in spirit, the kingdom of heaven is theirs.

[michel]

This is one of the biggest problems in African countries..........

The NEWS (Monrovia)
June 29, 2005
Posted to the web June 29, 2005

Monrovia


The Transitional Government says more than US$520 million of donors' pledges that are expected to go toward Liberia's postwar reconstruction are in the grips of the United Nations Development Programmme (UNDP).

Head of State Gyude Bryant told newsmen that his government has not received any donor money.

"The money has been received by the UNDP, they are the consortium of the funds, they can tell you," Mr. Bryant told a journalists Tuesday at the Executive Mansion.

He explained that the UNDP has the records as to how much has been received, amount outstanding and how much has been spent so far.

The government, he explained is responsible to indicate the kind of projects that needs to be under taken, while the UNDP manages the expansion of the fund under the RFTF program.

Report of the US$520 million sparked off concern early this year when Ghanaian Foreign Minister disclosed that the UN trust fund for Liberia was emptied.

At the time, he warned that this would undermine the DDRR program for ex-combatants. More than three months following the Ghanaian Foreign Minister statement, ex-combatants rioted in the commercial town of Ganta protesting return to school.

The former fighters had been put out of school due to lack of funds. UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan said recently that the issue of the ex-combatants and the restructuring of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) were important to security and stability.

Early this week, a presidential aspirant indicted the UN for being lack of transparency and accountability.

Former US Marines, Garkpa Gedepo said the UN should give accountability of US$520 million pledged. He said it is the responsibility of the UN to tell the Liberian people as to the expansion of the funds.

Source:- http://allafrica.com/stories/200506290964.html