Monrovia, Aug. 26 -- The Women NGO Secretariat of Liberia (WONGOSOL) has called for an impartial, transparent and sustained investigation into Liberia's growing drug crisis, insisting that no person should be shielded from accountability because of political affiliation, public office, social status or personal connections.

By Patience M. Jones,patiencejones@frontpageafricaonlinecom

In a statement issued on August 20, WONGOSOL urged political leaders, public officials, political parties, their supporters and citizens to allow the Joint Security and other relevant state institutions to conduct ongoing investigations without political interference, intimidation, pressure or obstruction.

The women-led civil society network stressed that L...