Monrovia — The Center for Transparency and Accountability in Liberia , has called on President Joseph Nyuma Boakai to dissolve the constituted Asset Recovery Task Force and direct its funds to support the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission.
As such, Mr. Miamen said CENTAL believes that similar wisdom can be applied to repose confidence in the LACC in fulfillment of its mandate. Mr. Miamen noted that the Taskforce essentially assumes the role of the Liberia Anti-Corruption Commission , thereby making it a parallel institution, adding that the Taskforce is not independent, as it is situated in the Presidency and includes supporters of Boakai's 2023 Presidential bid.
He averred that with LACC having primary responsibility for investigating and prosecuting corruption, CENTAL holds the view that giving the Tasksforce the power to investigate assets lost to corruption does not only create confusion but serves to undermine the LACC. At the same time, Anderson Miamen said the laws establishing key anti-graft institutions provide for their operational and financial independence, noting that it is, therefore, surprising that a Taskforce mandated to recover stolen assets resides in the Office of the President - Ministry of State.
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