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.
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