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September 2, 2026, we will be outside to welcome one of the greatest human beings on earth. We will give Boakai pressure.

A hero of democracy and freedom of speech proudly returns, representing his country, continent, people, and the world. Executive Mansion-Liberia CDC Diaspora Cyber Team

BREAKING DOWN THE BOGUS CHARGES AGAINST FORMER VICE PRESIDENT JEWEL HOWARD-TAYLOR - WHY THE GOVERNMENT CAN NEVER PROVE THIS CASE

After reviewing the so-called Writ of Arrest, it is clear that the Boakai-Koung regime is not prosecuting a crime, they are persecuting an opposition leader.

The charges state that in 2021, Sheik Bashiru Kante brought in Taras Zadereiko alias "Tony" and Mihovil Vrovac alias "Michael" to import and export co***ne through Liberia, and that in 2022 Sheik Kante introduced them to then Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor. That she traveled to Dubai to meet a so-called kingpin Nikola Ivancic, received $45,000 for shopping, $75,000 for her Jewel Star Fish Foundation, and $15,000 in August 2026.

This case cannot be proven for these 7 reasons:

1. NO CORPUS DELICTI - WHERE IS THE CO***NE?

The government alleges importation and exportation of co***ne since 2021, but where is the seizure report? Where is the LDEA lab test? Where is the co***ne itself? You cannot prove drug trafficking without drugs. This is law 101.

2. ALL HEARSAY, NO HARD EVIDENCE*
The entire writ is based on "she met, she agreed, she received." Where are the bank transfer records? Where are the Dubai hotel receipts for the H. Hotel? Where are the CCTV footages from Congo Town Sophie residence? Where is the financial trail of $45k, $75k, and $15k into the Jewel Star Fish Foundation account? The AML-CFT Act they cite requires financial proof - they have none.

3. THE DATES EXPOSE THE POLITICAL TIMING
They allege crimes from 2021 and 2022, but they waited until August 2026 - exactly when public anger about the 1,200 deportees deal was boiling - to file a writ. If this was serious since 2021, why wait 5 years? This is textbook diversion.

4. THE KEY WITNESS IS COMPROMISED
Their entire case depends on one man: Sheik Bashiru Kante. A self-confessed cartel associate. No court in the world convicts a former Vice President on the uncorroborated testimony of an alleged drug dealer who is cutting a deal to save himself. He is not a credible witness.

5. GUILT BY ASSOCIATION IS NOT A CRIME
The writ says she "met" people and "maintained contacts." Meeting someone is not criminal conspiracy. The Foundation receiving money is not money laundering unless you prove the money came from drugs. They have not. Under Sections 10.2, 10.4, 14.84, 14.85 of the Penal Law they must prove KNOWLEDGE and INTENT. They cannot.

6. VICE PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE CANNOT BE USED THIS WAY
As Vice President from 2018-2024, every meeting she held was in her official capacity. If foreign investors came to Liberia, she met them. That is her job. The government must prove she used her office to provide "protection" - where is the letter, the executive order, the instruction to LDEA or Police to leave the cartel alone? There is none.

7. PHYSICAL IMPLICATION: DIPLOMATIC EMBARRASSMENT
Charging a former Vice President with transnational co***ne trafficking without Interpol red notices for the alleged kingpins Nikola Ivancic, Taras Zadereiko, and Mihovil Vrovac? If Dubai meeting happened, why didn't the government request UAE to produce hotel records? Why is Liberia not working with Croatia? Because the international partners know this is a joke.

CONCLUSION:
This writ is not a legal document. It is a political press release stamped by Monrovia City Court.

It has no drugs, no money trail, no video, no audio, no independent witness - only the story of an alleged drug dealer.

No serious government does this.

This case will collapse in open court.

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