Commany  Wesseh Patronizes  Atrocities

As the victims of Liberia’s Civil War  await justice, hiding secrets are coming to light as  former River Gee County  Senator,  Commany B. Wesseh,has publicly acknowledged his significant involvement in igniting the flames of the Liberian Civil War.

In a startling confession that has rocked Liberia’s post-war landscape, 

Wesseh displayed a remarkable lack of remorse as he disclosed his role in launching the brutal civil unrest. He joins the ranks of other major perpetrators like Prince Y. Johnson and Thomas Yaya Nimley, former heads of the defunct Independent National Patriotic Front of Liberia (INPFL) and the Movement for Democracy in Liberia (MODEL), respectively.

Expressing fear akin to his fellow war compatriots, Wesseh views the establishment of the War Crimes Court (WCC) as a looming threat. Despite widespread celebration among Liberians, he along with other key figures, face the specter of accountability for their actions during the conflict.

It has now come to light that Wesseh played a pivotal role in facilitating the release of Charles Taylor, a move that set the stage for the devastating war that claimed the lives of at least 250,000 innocent civilians. 

Utilizing his influence in Ghana, Wesseh orchestrated Taylor’s release after  Taylor escaped jail in the US and later  arrested on suspicion of planning to launch a civil war in Liberia.

He  has publicly disclosed that upon getting  the information  about  Taylor being jailed while he was in Europe,  he immediately  returned  to Ghana  where he had been staying  for reasons  he failed to  disclose  to negotiate with the then Ghana  President,Jerry John Rawlings to have Taylor  released. 

According to him, Taylor  got freed through  his support  and traveled   to Libya where he  trained his special  forces  who were on the mission  to kill  President  Samuel  K. Doe.

Prior  to  Taylor’s  release in the Ghanaian  prison,  Commany  confessed  that he  met the Libyan  President by then, the late   Col. Mohammed Gaddafi  who instructed  him to launch  a Civil uprising  in Liberia  with his support  but  declined from the task due to his incapacitation  to carry  out the operation 

Wesseh’s disclosures shed new light on the complex web of alliances and machinations that fueled the conflict. His interactions with Libyan President Col. Mohammed Gaddafi reveal the extent of external involvement in Liberia’s internal strife.

In his own words, Wesseh recounted his engagements with various rebel leaders, including Prince Yormie Johnson, underscoring the depth of his involvement in the conflict’s orchestration.

“When the war was launched,  I had Talks with Prince Yormie Johnson and  every  rebel leader  who took part in the war,” Commany Wesseh explained  during the  Friday  March 8, segment  of the  spoon  communication network show.

Despite the undeniable devastation wrought by their actions, they seek to evade accountability for their roles in perpetuating one of Africa’s bloodiest conflicts as Wesseh and his cohorts decry the establishment of the WCC as unjust. 

As Liberia grapples with its painful past, Wesseh’s confession serves as a stark reminder of the enduring scars left by war and the imperative of pursuing justice to heal a nation torn apart by violence.

Conmany B. Wesseh (born 24 March 1953) is a Liberian politician, former activist and was a member of the Movement for Justice in Africa (MOJA) during the 1979 Rice Riots, in which MOJA played a key role that contributed  to Liberia’s Civil War.