Liberia, July 16 -- The Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) has strongly rejected allegations of corruption surrounding its management of revenue generated from Liberia's international telecommunications gateway monitoring system, describing the claims as a "laughable" and politically motivated smear campaign intended to derail ongoing reforms within the institution.

In a detailed statement, the LTA accused what it described as "hired guns" masquerading as anti-corruption advocates of orchestrating a campaign of blackmail and misinformation by alleging that revenue generated since the suspension of the Telecommunications International Alliance (TIA) concession has been managed without transparency or accountability.

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