By RFIPosted on 12-29-2019Changed on 12-29-2019 at 10:40 PM

Part of the Liberian opposition maintains its call to demonstrate this Monday, December 30, to protest against the policy of President George Weah. The Ministry of Justice has however indicated that it would not give any authorization to demonstrate before the end of January, after the speech to the nation of the Head of State.

The UN and the ECOWAS urged the government and the opposition on Friday to redouble their efforts in their talks to prevent a demonstration deemed to be risky on Monday in a country facing poverty, the devaluation of its currency and the 'inflation.

But despite warnings from the ECOWAS and the United Nations and discussions with the government, the Liberian opposition still says it is determined to take to the streets to demand the resignation of President Weah.

At a press conference this Sunday, the president of the Patriots Council - which brings together opposition figures, unionists and representatives of civil society - wanted to " clarify " his position by calling on his supporters to avoid any form of violence this Monday.

Henry P. Costa hopes to see " tens of thousands of Liberians peacefully occupy Capitol Hill " in Monrovia, on the model of the great rally that took place on June 7 at the call of the Council of Patriots.

" This is an important initiative for democracy, it is not a war, " he said in particular. A message which aims to reassure the international community, but which goes against the directives of the Ministry of Justice, which announced that it would not authorize any demonstration before the end of January.

A leader of a dissident movement that planned to organize a counter-demonstration, the Independent Council of Patriots (Icop), opposed to calls for the resignation of George Weah, meanwhile assured in advance that his group would comply with the requests of the authorities .

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