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Email saga: JPC declines request for probe commission

Written by Vivian Gartyn

Friday, 19 September 2008

The Catholic Justice and Peace Commission has withdrawn from the commission set up to investigate the email scandal linking the presidency.

In a letter to Justice Minister Philip Banks, the JPC says it does not possess the capacity required to determine the authenticity of the email exchange.

The JPC believes to establish the truth or falsity of the emails requires a sophisticated technical knowledge and high criminal investigative skills.

The JPC is the second group to withdraw from the investigation.

Earlier the Press Union of Liberia withdrew its inclusion on grounds that it wanted to remain neutral in the coverage of the investigation.

The withdrawals now leave the Bar Association and two former investigators as members of the investigative commission.

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