TRC LIBERIA: Chea Cheapoo Testimony at the TRC
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- COUNSELOR CHEA CHEAPOO, FORMER Chief Justice AND JUSTICE MINISTER OF LIBERIA TESTIFIED AT THE TRC.......Mr. Cheapoo delivered a lengthy discussion highlighting the True Whig Party, his involvement with the Revolutionary groups.....He also reiterated his dislike for the Americo-Liberians hegemony that enslaved the Native Liberians with a system that resulted to what Liberia is today.
I really enjoyed listening to Counselor Cheapoo's life history [ told by him ] and found it very interesting and enlightening.
So did I from far away South Africa. I have been following up the Liberian TRC hearings and found them very profound. Mr Chea Cheapo has been one of the most honest contributors to the TRC. I hope and pray for a strong and united Liberia where peace will reign for ever. Work together to build a strong economy which will cater for future generations. I thank you.
"that old African way of inflicting sorrow on your fellow man"...that statement was deep on so many levels. May God guide us to do better by one another so we can build a prosperous future.
Well spoken. America educated. A civilized man. Long life
Smart and honest man! "Copy head, not copy book"...inspirational!
President Tolbert's government helped many " country people "! I am one of the beneficiaries; I attended BWI and graduated as a Machinist and Structural welder. President Tolbert was really a PROGRESSIVE man.
During my University days, He was one of my idols! O the 70's. These are the pioneers of the multi-party system in Liberia!
Yes Kona, these guys will always remain in our memories
@@IBullYonly A man of high integrity, held in esteem! were you opportune to have met him?
@@konafahnbulleh4104 Yes, I did but was very young at the time. he was a no nonsense guy
What a great man of deeds not just words.... Respect!
Rest in Eternal Peace!!!
O, didn't know he passed! May his soul rest in perfect peace. He was indeed a man held in high esteem.
He sounds more honest than the rest of the people who appeared on the the TRC.
Don't be fooled. I knew him after the coup. He was terror.
You are right! He is more honest in his deliberation than most of the others.
He and Boimah Fahnbulleh
This guy was ahead of his time “that the President as a public servant should pay taxes” wow!
Also, thank you Bull Yonly, for bringing this broadcast via your pod cast.
Like him or hate him, he was fearless and was notorious for 'spontaneous justice', which scared his superiors. I remembered as a kid how he exposed Judges and court officials (Ester Bailey and Judge Harper taking bribes) and disgraced them live of television. He was a no-nonsense arbiter of justice and I got to personally meet him as a 4 year old kid. Today, the office of the justice ministry is a joke; wanton corruption and cronyism are order of the day and no indictments are issued for such gross violations. Cabals of gangsters masquerading as appointed and elected officials have stolen from the coffers of the state yet rewarded by cronies in the upper echelon of government. When can we have the rightful institution of justice back in proper order instead of the state of affairs of current moot process?
Quite correct!
I respect this man. I love him, very much
he spoke his mind and I learn some things about governance
Wow the guy is very patrotic and a real orator. Though the video was long but it so interesting that I watched it all.
He would make a great mentor for young people in his country to be nationalistic and good law abiding citizens.
That's also correct," don't just follow a leader when you know the individual is wrong.
I remembered your wife telling the law enforcement officers that and I quote, " My husband is a lawyer, and he can defend himself. " It was during impeachment case.
Chief justice Chea Cheapoo a good justice.
I am one person who admire this man
Trokon M6onghah
Moses Blah to the TRC
God is wonderful
IT is good to reflect the past
Gono Elvis c.f.g
Gono Elvis r
It's a shame that us black people always have problem working together for one common good of our people.
That my granddaddy 😃😃😃😃
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In one breath he claims that as Justice Minister he restored Law and Order few days after the coup. In another breath, he claims that he had no relationship nor control over the army....His foster dad( Chesson) the then Justice Minister, constantly reminded him that he would not be freed from prison. Doe then appointed him as Justice Minister...directly succeeding his father. It's not a coincidence that his foster dad was disgracefully executed by the military junta. I believe Cheapo is complicit in his dad's execution.
Amen and amen.
I watched the whole Testimony but it is unbelievable that he didn't mansion General Quiwonkpa, Charles Taylor and Prince Johnson. What happened Between the Mona/Gio and the krahn people? All the people that Testified did not say the truth..
I caught that as well maybe they all agree to not discuss it something isn’t right.
That's correct, those that gave such orders were not there in the "institutions" or " "prisions "to enforce " such" orders. The burden then lies on those that carried out "such" orders.
The irony of the old man condemning the then-Liberian government of nepotism and yet boasting of having had his father employed as a prison warden. What can be more nepotistic than that particular action of his?
Africa need to be free. Nigeria is the worst
may his soul rest in peace
He talked about a certain black man whose estates could be used to pay for fees for African students in the USA in need of financial help. What was the name ?
Rest in peace veteran
this shit is still going on in Liberia. very sad,
so all of those Tolbert officials were military personnel. so they were trial on the basis of their military position. just hearing this. this TRC was very important
But Oldman, your actions helped caused the 1979 rice riot and the 1980 coup. There was no cause for the riot. Tolbert was only suggesting to give liberian farmer the desire to grow more rice. Suggested price increase was from 15 to 18 dls for a 100 pd bag.
Who controlled the sales of rice in the country during that time period?
The unknown soldier was the leader of the coup. Not samuel doe. Doe was not in the building. He was in the yard. Being he was the highest nco among them, a master sergeant, he was made leader. The coup leader the sss discover was a 1/lt of the kru tribe. He died from injuries in exchange of fire with a sss officer named zobon. Zonbon was a gola man who also died in the fire exchange. Doe did not even see tolbert alive before he was killed. Soldiers assigned at the mansion and living on the grounds were mainly involved. Soldiers like larry borteh, fallah Varney.
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The ndpl party was just like the old true whig party, but worse from what I saw. Remember when interviewed in 1980, doe said he would carry on every policy, domestic and foreign of the old true whig party system and tolbert govt, but it was worst.
Very Inspiring.
Sammy Davis and
The Nationalist
All these leaders are savages
So the Chessons helped this man to improve his life but he was complicit in Mr. Chessons murder? This is very sad and shows that doing good has no benefit.
You are so right…..not just him but good amount of us Liberians are just like him. Ungrateful and cold hearted!!! Loyalty is far away from our bones. Only few of our people that eat and breathe loyalty!! Have no admirations for these fools!!! I think they are opportunists and evil. Given the timing and situation circumstances, they will show no mercy to climb the ladder
He good
this man was an arrogant old man . he used profunity during his,days as justice minister
justice delay means justice deny
Is he krahn?
No! Grebo he said this at the beginning.
He is not a Kriahn man George Dweh who can not composed his self in front of the TRC members. Who was calling the TRC to bring Krahn man to sit down with them on the table
He’s Grebo and Krahn
Too many inconsistencies.
Like what
Seems like his favorite vocabulary is "approbation".
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He is a just God.
It does not pay to do good
What stays in my head to this day is after the people were executed, and there were many idegenous cabnet ministers, directors, senators and representives but none of them were touched, soldiers went that evening and urinated in their open mouths, their ears and their faces and naked body while while soldiers and civilians men and women clapped and cheered" native woman borned soldier, congo woman borned dog. Native woman borned soldier, congo woman borned rogues. Then the rape of wives and daughters as young as 11 years in front of their husbands and sons and brothers and many were killed after the rapes. One congo man who never work for government wife and two daughters, 13 and 15 yrs old were raped over and over by soldiers. Each time their 9 year old son and the father was tied and beaten before the rape by 5 soldiers. It happen twice. The husband had stroke and died and the mother committed suicide. The soldiers uded to laugh and joke about it. That's what you help make happen mr chepoo. And you are a liar, the who nation saw you interrogating and condemning your step father on national tv.
Wow very evil n inhumane damn
All of you killed Tolbert