My Encounter With the Police! At about 1:20PM Liberian Time yesterday, I received a call from a number that is not stored on my phone. I picked the call and the caller identified himself as Chief of Investigation of the Liberian National Police, and that I was requested to appear before the Police IMMEDIATELY to clarify an issue about Mr. Robert Sirleafs Billboard. I asked what have I to do with that and what clarification did the Police from me? I further asked whether anyone had complained against me, and if so, what was the name of the complainant? Interestingly, the Police Chief Investigator asked me to hang up and that he would call me back after speaking to my BOSS. After 15 minutes, the Chief Investigator called again and said Mr. Robert Sirleaf personally complained that you vandalised his Billboard at the Fish Market in Sinkor, by the Old Road Junction. To be very certain, I again asked whether Mr. Sirleaf himself had complained me, to which the Chief Investigator confirmed and said yes. Now that a Complaint was said to be allegedly filed and a Complainant allegedly identified, I requested the Police to have me appear today, Saturday at 10:00am, since I was a distance away at the time I received the call to appear. Again, the Chief Investigator told me to hang up, until he talk with his BOSS. True to his word, he called for the 3rd time and said... Mr. Dillon, you must appear before the Police today at 4pm on instruction and insistence of my BOSS. All this while, he did not call the name of his BOSS. And so, I appeared before the Police at 4pm on the dot. I did so because I have always lived and conducted myself within the confines of the law..... as a law-abiding and responsible citizen. I appeared with my lawyer Edwin Martin... my Senatorial Candidate Ben Sanvee, Mr. Israel Akinsanya and a few others. Off course... before our arrival, some partisans, fans, the PRESS, sympathisers as well as others had gathered at the Police Headquarters in their numbers. At the Police Hq, we were urshered into the Office of the Director of CID who asked me to make Statement about what you know about the destruction of Mr. Robert Sirleafs Billboard? At this point, I demanded to be confronted by my accuser before making any comment or before proceeding any further. But, there no accuser. There was no Robert Sirleaf in person. Interestingly, the Police Chief of CID then informed me that he was instructed by the Director of Police Col. Chris Massaquoi to question me because you called the Police Director and threatened to destroy Mr. Robert Sirleafs billboard. At this point, I asked whether the Complainant had changed from Robert Sirleaf to Chris Massaquoi? This was embarrassing to answer, but the Chief of CID demanded me to write statememt about the Police Directors allegation. I, too, insisted that now Director Massaquoi had turned out to be the unseen and alleged Complainant against me, that he should be present to give me the opportunity to face my accuser. The Police insisted no, but that I should make a written statement on account of Director Massaquois allegation against me. On the advice of my Lawyer, I wrote a brief statement, rejecting and refusing Director Massaquois nonssensical LIE. After holding me up and wasting my precious time for almost three hours at the Police Hqs, I was told to go home and we will call you any tine we need you to answer further questions regarding this matter. So, and in effect, this matter remain open and not closed. I term this a political harrassment on part of the Police under the direct order of President Sirleaf and her son, Robert Sirleaf. This is totally unacceptable. Let the word go forth that no one, I mean absolutely no one will coward me into submission. What is even more disappointing is for the Head of Police to shamelessly tell a LIE and falsely accuse a citizen for political reasons. This abuse of power will be resisted by all means under the law. It is scary when the Police Director himself begins to LIE against peaceful citizens to please his masters or as a means to get at a perceieved or real opposition. To whom does one carry a complaint against a junior officer of the Police when the Chief Police of the land is himself telling blantant and boldface lies such as the one against me? We have made contacts with our international partners and they are seized of this matter. We received a call from UNMIL today and we are assured that this matter is concerning to them as well. We call on ALL our Partisans, Members of #Teamsanvee, our fans and sympathisers to remain calm as we legally deal with this matter. We wish to express our gratitude and appreciation to all those who showed up at the Police Hqs yesterday to give us their support. We also express our appreciation to those who demonstrated their support to us via the social media and in their corners wherever they were. Thanks for your prayers as well. Also, we thank those who remain critical of us, even in our darkness period. You, too, continue to unsuspectingly encourage us to move forward by your criticisms.... whether such criticisms are objective or otherwise.
Posted on: Sat, 06 Dec 2014 14:53:23 +0000