Liberia, July 17 -- The political leader of the Movement for Progressive Change (MPC), Simeon Freeman, has sharply criticized President Joseph Nyuma Boakai over the government's handling of the ongoing US$19.21 million drug case, publicly accusing the President of failing to ensure accountability in one of Liberia's most high-profile narcotics investigations.

Speaking on the matter, Freeman alleged that the President's silence and what he described as a lack of urgency in resolving the case have raised serious public concerns.

"President Boakai is a drug peddler. Only a drug peddler can ignore such a huge drug case that has captured the attention of the entire nation," Freeman said.

Freeman further accused President Boakai of turning ...