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Government wants Roosevelt Johnson extradited

Liberia’s government plans to seek the extradition of former Rural Development Minister Roosevelt Johnson, a senior government official told IRIN today (Tuesday). Reacting to reports that the government wanted Johnson - deemed a “fugitive” according to the independent Star radio - sent back to Liberia, Justice Minister Eddington Varmah told IRIN: “We have not yet commenced any extradition proceedings but we do intend to do so.” Asked about Johnson’s whereabouts, Varmah said: “On his departure it was believed he went to Nigeria.” Johnson, a former faction leader, was accused by the Liberian government of recruiting dissident forces to overthrow it last September and charged with treason. He was later flown out of the country following negotiations between the Liberian and U.S. governments, according to Star.

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