-During Liberia’s civil conflict
The former leader of the defunct Liberia Peace Council rebel factions, Dr. George E. S. Boley has termed a ‘blatant and reckless’ allegation made against him by Cllr Dempster
Brown, chairman of the Independent National Commission on Human Rights (INHCR) that he murdered his mother during Liberia’s deadly civil conflict.
On March 9, 2024, during a press conference to express his commission’s support for the establishment of the war and economic crimes court, Cllr. Brown pointed at Dr.Boley and said, “Dr George Brown killed my mother. He needs to face the war crimes Court.”
But responding to the allegation during a press conference on Monday, March 18, the former Grand Gedeh County District 2 Rep. Boley said Dr. Brown is a ‘pathological liar’ and the allegation made against him is entirely untrue
.Cllr. Dempster Brown as head of the commission is a National disgrace. He must be removed from this very critical institution for peace and security in Liberia as well as to maintain the credibility of the commission,” Dr. Boley claimed.
Dr. Boley said, Cllr. Brown’s allegation against him is reckless, baseless, unfounded, untrue, and responsible.
” Giving the gravity of the allegation, Dr. Boley maintained that the onus is on Cllr. Brown to produce the evidence rather than flirting and grandstanding with the media and bringing into disrepute the integrity and credibility of the commission in Liberia which he leads.”
According to Dr. Boley, Cllr. Brown has the authority by his position and the Act which established the commission to investigate and subpoena anyone known to violate the human rights of another person.
“Dempster Brown’s failure to exercise this awesome power suggests that he is woefully incompetent and has no evidence to support his allegation against me”.
He emphasized that Cllr. Brown has chaired the commission for several years adding, “Why has he not investigated me as mandated by the authority by the power invested in him and the commission?
“I challenge Cllr. Brown and the purveyors of this slanderous and baseless allegation to produce the evidence which said allegation must be publicly retracted.
Cllr. Brown’s allegation against me which some members of the press circulated without verification, was intended to defame me”. I did not kill his mother and have never authorized the killing of anyone in my life.
According to Boley, by circulating the dastardly lies about him, the press is a party to aiding and abetting the vain and self-Center desire of Cllr. Brown, claiming “to seek notoriety at my expense without attempting to get my version of the story is in total violation of journalist principles. This is the kind of free press we have in Liberia.”
