US Sanctions Liberian Officials For Corruption

The US government Monday sanctioned three more officials of the outgoing government of Liberian President George Weah for alleged corruption. The officials are Finance Minister Samuel Tweah and Senators Albert Chie and Emmanuel Nuquay. According to Liberia’s FrontPage Africa newspaper, the sanctions come as a response to allegations that the three allegedly abused their public positions by soliciting, accepting, and offering bribes to manipulate legislative processes and public funding. The US also sanctioned Monrovia City Mayor Jefferson Koijee over the weekend for human rights abuses and corruption. Rodney Sieh, publisher and editor-in-chief of FrontPage Africa news magazine, tells VOA’s James Butty, the new sanctions are an additional headache for the outgoing Weah government.