By Garmah Lomoh|contributor
Report from Wedabo District, Grand Kru County says traditional Leaders again have severely Flogged and tied a 49 year woman over witchcraft allegations following the maltreatment of three pastors at separate locations in the county.
Several other persons also fall prey to the action of traditional leaders in the County for what they term as violation of their traditional norms contrary to their respect for the rule of law.
Liberia Public Radio understands that at least 12 persons have been arrested and detained at the Barclayville Police station undergoing police investigations for the allegedly inhumane act meted against the 49 years old woman.
According to the survivor, traditional leaders accused Bessie Karyepo during police preliminary investigations that she and Ezekiel Wallance, age 60 of witchcraft activities.
The survivors of tortured told police investigators that they were severely flogged and tie after been accused of Witchcraft with alleged instructions from the tribal authorities.
After the town people accused us, they fined us goat, cane juice and the balance was rice, pepper and others which i was already in readiness to get before I was flogged and tied under the blazing sun, Madam Karyepo told police authorities.
The incident took place in Kweliken town on Tuesday September 8, 2020 in Wedabo District, electoral District #1.
Those arrested and undergoing police investigations are, Harris Tollah, Pearson sieh, Sackor Gray prime suspects and (8) eight other suspects.
It can be recalled that three Pastors of the Satiken Joint Christian Fellowship Church were severely flogged recently by some youths and elders of Parluken, Forpoh Statutory District in Grand Kru County for preaching salvation messages to citizens.
In July 2019, a 72 year-old woman, Madam Susannah Quire and 45 years old were physically assaulted in various forms, resulting into injuries in their private parts in Patty Garraway of electoral district #1 by an angry mob who accused them of being involved in witchcraft activities.
May of this year a 65 years old woman accused of witchcraft in Gbeta Picnicess Administrative district who was tortured and buried alive by the community youths in the area.
Several citizens, including some local authorities have condemned the act and want Justice to be served without fear or favor to rely to rest the rapid increase mob violence and other forms of traditional justice system in Grand Kru.
Southeastern Liberia is becoming place of tortured and place of Jungle Justice despite sassywood and all forms of tortured have been banned by the Ministry of Internal Affairs but yet still Southeasterners are government by themselves.
They are on record of always torturing people they believed are alleged witches.
In September of 2019, three men were slaughtered in the middle of the in Barrobo, Maryland County and in 2018, three women were stripped nacky and paraded over witchcraft allegation resulting to the death of one of the women who was secretly buried.
Meanwhile, police investigations continues in beaten of the 49 years old woman along with others.
