MONROVIA – Court Sheriffs spent over an hour searching the home of Representative Yekeh Kolubah Wednesday after suspicion of him having arms and ammunition.
Report by Lennart Dodoo, [email protected]
The controversial lawmaker who is also a staunch critic of President George Weah and his administration is a member of the Council of Patriot, organizer of the June 7 protest.
An attempt to arrest the lawmaker early Wednesday morning at this residence by armed police men failed as residents of his district in their hundreds trooped to the residence to prevent the arrest.
He was later taken from his residence by Representative Edwin Snowe who is also an ECOWAS Parliamentarian and the ECOWAS Ambassador in Monrovia, Babatunde Ajisomo. He was escorted to the Police Headquarters by the two diplomats where he spent hours before his release.
Rep. Kolubah was invited to the police on allegation that he had ordered the beating of a resident of his district.
However, while with the police, a search and seizure warrant was prepared at the court to have his entire home thoroughly searched.
The search was done in the presence of Mr. Benoni Urey, political leader of the All Liberian Party and Chairman of the four collaborating opposition political parties who have signed up to the June 7 Protest. Former ruling Unity Party chairman, Wilmot Paye, Prof. Alaric Tokpah, Senator Oscar Cooper were all at the home of Rep. Kolubah when the search was being conducted.
Speaking to reporters after the search, Rep. Kolubah said the police had nothing on him, but only devised a strategy to humiliate him.
“There was no reason, they didn’t state any reason, I was just harassed and molested by this government through the instruction of this President,” he told reporters at his residence.
He added, “I left the place [police headquarters] because they needed to leave to go, they didn’t have any charge on me.”
The lawmaker said he will seek recourse from his colleagues at the Legislature.
“I’m going to write the Speaker’s office telling him how I was harassed, my right was infringed on by this President and the Liberia National Police,” he said.
According to him, he was accused of having arms and ammunition in his home.
“The Court Sheriff searched the house and nothing was discovered. They didn’t find anything,” he said.
Rep. Kolubah said he believes the action of the government is intended to instill fear in him ahead of the June 7 Protest, but insisted that June 7 is a must.
“We will have tarry here. We will all gather here Thursday night and we’ll all move on June 7,” he said.