Liberia's Arrest Gap Goes Beyond One Case as Opposition Frowns on Deepening Contrasts in How the UP-led Government Handle Cases, Investigations, Trials
Liberia, July 21 -- At dawn on a Friday in December, officers of the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency forced their way into a house on Duport Road. A Facebook Live stream, shot by someone inside, caught the whole thing: raised voices in English and Gio, agents pushing past residents who tried to block the door, and then the hipco and trapco artist Karwoudou Cole - known across Monrovia's youth scene as Bucky Raw - on his knees on the floor, untying black plastic bags stuffed with cash while officers stood over him demanding explanations. A second bag held what agents said was marijuana. By the time the clip had circulated through the city, Bucky Raw was already in custody, and by Monday, fans and family were chanting "Free Bucky" outside ...
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