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- ↑ "Liberian Senate suspends chairman of maritime committee", Marine Log, February 7, 2000.
- ↑ "Liberia: Appeals for calm amid parliament corruption row", IRIN, March 17, 2005.
- ↑ "Ex-parliament chief arrested as Liberia 'coup plot' probe widens" Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine , AFP, July 19, 2007.
- ↑ "Liberia authorities charge two with treason in alleged coup plot", Associated Press, July 20, 2007.
- ↑ "Liberia: Second treason suspect’s trial transferred to Criminal Court ’A’" [ permanent dead link ], African Press Agency, August 28, 2007.
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