By Lincoln G. Peters
Liberia’s Cultural Ambassador Madam Julie Endee has accused the Executive Branch of the government of allegedly manipulating the case she filed against controversial social media talk show host Nayapougma Oldpa Yeazeahn, alias Prophet Key.
Last week prosecutors withdrew all criminal charges brought against Mr. Yeazeahn due to lack of sufficient evidence to prosecute him. But his accuser could refile the case.
Mr. Yeazeahn has been in court based on an action of damages for slander and libel filed against him by Madam Endee.
According to the court records, Madam Endee wrote the court through her lawyers and entered a nolle prosequi (to voluntarily end a criminal case before trial) in favor of Mr. Yeazeahn for the charges of criminal coercion, menacing, and disorderly conduct.
Accordingly, the prosecution stated that it was dropping the charges against the defendant in the proceedings due to a lack of sufficient evidence to prosecute and may re-file if the need arises.
However, Madam Endee alleged that the Executive has interfered with the judicial branch and the justice system of the government.
She led a protest over the weekend dubbed “Women for Justice” at the grounds of the Temple of Justice in Monrovia.
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During the protest, Madam Endee told reporters that the Executive had begun interfering with the case involving her and Prophet Key that’s why the case was thrown out without her knowledge.
“Yes, let me say this, the Executive is interfering with the Judiciary. How can you trash the case on grounds that there is no sufficient evidence when the insult against me was said on a live video where the whole world was watching?” Endee wondered.
“The Minister of Justice controlled by the Executive did that because Prophet Key told me that nothing will come out of the case because it’s his government,” she alleged without giving any evidence to back her claim.
The long-serving Liberian Cultural Ambassador pointed out that she will not give up on the case until justice is served.
She said she is prepared to take the case at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) regional court.
Commenting on the solidarity shown to her by the Executive, Endee lamented that the only people that have reached out to her are senators and representatives, but not a single member of the executive.
“I petitioned the Executive through the political advisor, who is a woman, MacDella Cooper. She has never reached out to me since,” said Madam Endee.
“Charles [Snetter], who knows about my commissioning as Liberia’s Culture Ambassador from Radio Monrovia days has not reached out. Nobody in the executive including the President, Amb. Joseph Nyumah Boakai has reached out to me. This is clear that the Executive is behind this,” she claimed.
Madam Endee said that the word frustration can’t properly explain the negative feelings and pain that she is undergoing at the hands of the Liberian Justice system and the Executive Branch of government.
“I’m disappointed in the partisan politic of our national government,” said Endee.
She accused Yeazeahn of telling people that she allegedly slept with all the presidents just to keep her job.
“That old man Boakai is old so I want to sleep with Amos Tweh to keep my job. My first son is older than Tweh. These are the real issues and that’s why I want him to account for,” she noted.
