Assistant Police Commissioner and Chief of Gender Affairs Section of the Liberia National Police(LNP), Teta Wilson, has stressed the paramount need to mainstream gender in the establishment of war and economic crimes court and the anti-corruption court in Liberia respectively.
Speaking at a one-day Gender Equality Dialogue, Assistant Commissioner Wilson said women inclusion into the process is essential especially so when they are the most victims of the crimes committed during Liberia’s Civil War.
” There is a need for women full participation into the process and the need for Gender Mainstreaming in such exercise can’t be overemphasized,’’ she said. According to her, women’s inclusion will be a great help to the process, stating that with their full involvement justice will be served.
Speaking further, she pointed out that justice is the center for genuine reconciliation. “The court will compliment truth telling, helping the nation heal while ensuring that those responsible for the crisis will face the consequences for their action and will not to be rewarded politically,” she added.
Madam Wilson, passionate about women’s full participation in the process, also named seven key reasons for said purpose. She named one of the reasons as justice, which she pointed out, needs to be served to the victims many of whom are women and girls.
She said the exercise would help end the culture of impunity where people will not always go scout-free but will be held accountable for their actions. Moreover, she emphasized the need to strengthen the rule of law which she said is very pivotal to the process.
Additionally, the Assistant Police Commissioner wants the process with women’s participation to serve as a deterrent for future crimes. “When people are made to account for their actions, it will serve as a warning to would be crimes violators,” she noted.
People she pointed out also need to pay for their action as such economic recovery is essential, Madam Wilson indicated. At the same time, she called for genuine healing and reconciliation as the cornerstone to the entire process, and used the occasion to reaffirm the LNP’s commitment to providing professional and quality service across the country for the betterment of the society.
