The Elections Coordinating Committee (ECC) is deeply concerned about a public caveat issued by the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) regarding the rule of law. A portion of the caveat relevant to this statement reads verbatim: “A caveat for whoever may feel or is disenchanted as we approach the 2023 elections to use the court system as was seen in the 2017 presidential and 2020 midterm senatorial elections. If you decide to take the law into your own hands (disregarding the rule of law) regardless of your current or past status or affiliation and if the Liberia National Police (LNP) cannot control your actions and/or is overwhelmed we will execute our Constitutional duties. We will not (more…)