and Peoples’ Rights and the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations has been
violated by the Defendant. In his narration of facts, he alleged;
1- That the Defendant is a signatory to the Revised Treaty establishing the Economic
Community of West African States (ECOWAS), 1993.
2- That he is a citizen, Consul General and Diplomat of the Defendant appointed on
the 15th of December 1999, by President Charles Taylor, the then President of the
Defendant and accredited near Atlanta Georgia, United States of America . He
further avers that consistent with his appointment and Diplomatic Status, he
immediately took up his assignment near Atlanta Georgia, United States and
conducted his duties and responsibilities until he was violently arrested by the United
States authorities on the 8th of May, 2002.
3- The Plaintiff further states that his diplomatic passport bearing No.003828 was
renewed by the Government of the Defendant on 07th June, 2006 without reservation
by the Government of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the current Government of
Liberia.
4- He further contained that to confirm and reconfirm his Community Citizenship
and Diplomatic status as Consul General of Liberia, he filed a petition for
Declaratory Judgment before the 6th Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court Liberia and he
obtained a judgment in his favour in June 2004; a judgment that further declared that
he is a Citizen of the Defendant Liberia and her Consul General.
5- The Plaintiff also avers that in spite of the fact that both the United States and the
Republic of Liberia are signatories to the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations,
he was arrested on 8th May, 2002 by the Government of the United States, tried and
imprisoned for 135 years without the Government of the Defendant doing anything
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