President Sirleaf not bound by timeline on TRC Report, says Minister
Mar 18, 2010
from James Butty's article on VOANews.com:
Tuesday this week marked 90 days since Liberia’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) submitted its final edited reported to President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.
Under Article 10, Section 48 of the TRC act, the president is to report to the national legislature within three months after receiving the TRC report and on a quarterly basis after the implementation of the commission’s recommendations.
Information minister Cletus Sieh said while President Sirleaf is concerned about the report being implemented, she is not bound by some timeline.
“All we are saying is that the TRC has submitted her report and let’s forget about timeline. Those recommendations that are implementable will be implemented; those of course that have constitutional implications, definitely the courts or whatever institutions available will be the ones to make such a determination,” he said.
But Sieh said the Liberian legislature has yet to approve members of that commission.
He also said members of the Liberian legislature have been hearing from their constituencies on the way forward about the TRC report.
“Town hall meetings had been held by members of the legislature; the reaction has been mixed but we think overwhelmingly from most quarters they are saying that they prefer restorative justice and the maintenance of peace,” he said.
