Alexander Saye Plato, one of the defendants in Liberia’s largest human trafficking trial, denied charges of trafficking, conspiracy, and theft, while corroborating earlier testimony that members of Vice President Jeremiah Koung’s security detail visited the compound at the center of the case. He testified that the officers came to inspect the facility after the Vice President moved into the area, but like his co-defendants, he did not identify the officers by name. Plato insisted, “I did not traffic. I did not take anybody money. I did not conspire against the complainants in this court.”

Anthony Stephens reports in this social media Video. To read more about this story click this link: ‘I DID NOT TRAFFIC’: Defendant Says as Third Witness Corroborates Testimony That Vice President’s Security Inspected Alleged Trafficking Compound – FrontPage Africa Online

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