Monrovia – Rep. George E. S. Boley (District #2, Grand Gedeh County) has filed a lawsuit against one of his colleagues, Rep. Dixon Wlawlee Sebo (District #16, Montserrado County) in the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court in Monrovia for “damages for wrong.”
In a writ of summons issued through the court’s clerk, the defendant, Rep. Sebo is requested to appear before the court presided over by Judge J. Kennedy Peobody on June 21, 2021.
Excerpt of the Writ of Summon: “You are hereby commanded to summon the above named respondent/defendant in the above entitled cause of action to appear before the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court, Montserrado County, Republic of Liberia, sitting in its June term, A. D. 2021, and same being the 21st day of June A. D. 2021, at the hour of 10: A. M.”
Although the court did not mention detailed allegation made by the plaintiff- Rep. Boley in the writ, it is believed the lawsuit filed against Rep. Sebo is due to his blatant accusation levied against Rep. Boley at the end of March 2021 that the warlord-cum-politician killed members of his family during Liberia’s bloody civil war.
Rep. Boley has since denied the allegation and termed it as ‘blatant and reckless.
Brazen Confrontation
On Thursday, March 25, Rep. Boley, while speaking on the floor, was confronted by Rep. Sebo, who became emotional and pointing at Rep. Boley, repeatedly said: “This man killed my family members. He needs to face the war crimes Court.”
But responding to the allegation during a press conference at his office on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, April 2, 2021, Rep. Boley said his colleague was a ‘pathological liar’ and the allegation made against him was entirely untrue.
“This blatant lie and reckless allegation by Rep. Sebo was amplified by FrontPage Africa news organization. I have been a victim of similar lies and those culpable of these criminal acts, including Rep. Dixon Sebo, are walking around with lies,” he debunked.
“I am stating categorically that Rep. Dixon Sebo is a pathological liar… There is not an iota of truth to this accusation by Rep. Sebo. Three years ago, Rep. Sebo made similar statement and claims. I ignored him then.”
He said Rep. Sebo has refused to produce any evidence regarding the ‘wild’ allegation, adding that his colleagues “continues to live in a state of illusion, peddling and thriving on gossips, innuendoes, hearsay and outrights lies.”
War Lord-cum-Politician
Rep. Boley who currently represents the people of Grand Gedeh County District #2 was the founder and commander of the Liberia Peace Council (LPC), one of the fiercest rebel factions during the first Liberian civil war from 1989 to 1997.
The LPC committed 10 percent of the total violations carried out by warring factions during the 14-year long civil conflict, according to Liberia’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC).
The TRC documented in its final report that the LPC, which was situated in South-eastern Liberia, committed 16,708 violations including forced displacement, killing, forced labor, abduction, gang rape and looting, among others.
But Rep. Boley, asked about his response to the report during the press conference said the TRC’s report is a rubbish and not evidence based.
When asked whether he was remorseful over his action during the war, he said that he does not regret his action at all.
“The TRC report is not evidence based. The TRC report you are quoting all around here is an absolute rubbish… I regret nothing during the civil war. If I hadn’t been alive and done what I did during the civil war, someone like you and someone like Dixon Sebo wouldn’t be alive today.”
Meanwhile, FrontPageAfrica tried reaching out to get Rep. Sebo’s comments on the lawsuit against him but was not successful as his phone rang with no answer.