Liberia: Capitol Arson Trial – a Case Mired By Allegations of Torture and Intimidation

Monrovia — Defendants in the Capitol arson trial continue to allege torture and other forms of intimidation by state security forces, aimed at extracting confessions or implicating high-ranking individuals in the December 2024 burning of the Capitol Building. The allegations have cast a dark shadow over the trial, with claims of severe human rights violations surfacing.

Suspect Samuel Bah, arrested on January 23, 2025, in the St. Paul Bridge community, has alleged torture and intimidation….