The controversial 53. 34 diamond owners have refuted the report made by the Acting President for Golds and Diamonds Dealers Association, Mr. Mohammed Kanneh through the Mines and Energy Ministry indicating that the diamond has gone through the legitimate process of sale. challenged them to provide any document to back their claim.
According to the Mining boy who found the diamond, Mr. Mohammed Kamara, the so-called Golds and Diamonds Dealers President is part of the syndicate with a single goal to illegally confiscate their diamond, saying , it will never work.
Kamara challenged Kenneh’s recent statement issued through the Mines and Energy Ministry to provide any document showing that he received two houses in a fence worth USD8500 as compensation during the deal.
” The diamond law states that you can’t buy a diamond from the miner boy but the Miner, I’m a Mining boy who found the diamond and Pa. David Sluward is the miner, how can you transact with me leaving Pa. David out?
” Again, the Civil Law Court ruled against the government to turn the diamond over to us for over a month, the took an appeal to the Supreme Court and the Supreme Court has set aside a time to bring verdict, now the coming up with a misleading statement to misinform the public,” JR. explained.
According to the government in a statement issued on January 8, 2024, the 53.34 carat diamond, which was discovered and recovered in Smith Town, Gbarma Mining District #2, in Gbarpolu County on Claim 12 F/survey was fully documented and accounted for, and therefore met all qualifying requirements for shipment out of the Country.
The government informed the public that the Exporter/Dealer went through all required processes of the Minerals and Mining Law through the Gold and Diamond office at the Ministry, adding that said diamond was exported in full compliance with the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS).
Accordingly, against these allegations, the government has also clarified that a Joint Security Board of Investigation was established comprising the Ministry of Justice, Executive Protective Service, Armed Forces of Liberia, National Security Agency, and the Ministry Mines and Energy
Chaired by the Ministry of Justice, had the specific mandate to establish where the diamond was discovered and recovered so as to establish ownership.
Their investigation which included site visitation revealed that the 53.34 carat
diamond was found by Mohamed Kamara, alias JR, near Smith Town, Gbarma Mining District #2, Lofa River, Claim 12/F Survey.
However, Mohammed Kamara alias Jr. has characterized the recent reported made by Golds and Diamond Dealers Association President and Mines and Energy Minister, Mohammed Kanneh and Gestley Murray respectively as a blatant lie, corruption at the highest level and criminal act, calls on the well-meaning Liberians, Civil societies, the incoming UP government and the international partners to come to their aid and seek justice in reclaiming their diamond.
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