![]() They accused the previous governments and the Weah administration of failing to fully implement recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which primarily called for the setting up of a special tribunal to prosecute those accused of bearing the greatest responsibility for the wars, including Thomas named on a list of “Most Notorious Perpetrators”. The plaintiffs, including three of the survivors (names withheld for fear of reprisals) and the Liberian human rights organization, the Global Justice, and Research Project asked the court order Liberia to “immediately commence an independent and effective investigation of the massacre, including prosecuting those responsible, acknowledge its violations, as well as memorialize and apologize to the victims and their families and provide appropriate compensation, including material and moral damages”. In a 49-count application for the enforcement of fundamental human rights before the court, the survivors prayed for “full reparation for Liberia’s failure to effectively investigate and prosecute the Lutheran Church Massacre”. The Weah administration may seem reluctant to ensure the enforcement of the judgment, but survivors of the massacre are relentless in pursuing justice for their families and loved ones, and believe the ECOWAS Court is the best legal forum to do so and to bring pressure to bear on an administration that’s not given a definitive position on calls to prosecute war-time atrocities. Let to go to hell and kiss my a…!”, Thomas angrily reacted to the ruling in a phone call. ![]() “Stupidity! Quote me any way you want to. In August, the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ordered Thomas, 68, to pay $ US 84 million. Moses Thomas, the SATU commander on the night of the killings, is the only one who has been civilly sued and found liable for them(killings). US holding them to account Moses Thomas was ordered to pay US$ 84 million By a US district court for the massacre photo-credit: Center for Justice andĬol. The Special Anti-Terrorist Unit loyal to then President, Samuel Doe was blamed for the killings, allegedly targeted at mainly members of the Gio and Mano ethnic groups for their alleged support to now detained former Liberian President, Charles Taylor, whose National Patriotic Front of Liberia forces were fighting the Liberian army to overthrow Doe. ![]() ![]() An estimated 600 people, including men, women and children were hacked to death in the church in July 1990. ![]()
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