CSNL trashes human rights allegation against Jeety

Human Rights advocacy group, Civil Society Network of Liberia (CSNL) has urged Liberian to desist from politicizing issues that threaten security and investments in the country, while describing the allegation against Indian businessman as fake propaganda out of ignorance, intended to tarnish his reputation and investment.

Mr. Upjit Singh Sachdeva, affectionately known as “Jeety has been accused of being the mastermind behind the alleged long detention of individuals arrested in the violent protest on the premises of the Salala Rubber Corporation (SRC) in Weala, Margibi County.

The Government of Liberia is currently prosecuting Madam Mary P. Boimah and Lawrence Gorgbor, the former President and Secretary General of the Workers Union respectively, and others for allegedly leading violent protests against former owners and management of the Salala Rubber Plantation. 

Though the incident occurred four months before Mr. Jeety took ownership of the SRC, the Government of Liberia is only using the Salala Rubber Corporation (SRC) as part of the case because it was the one that got directly affected by the violent incident, which was against national security.

But, responding to the allegation, CSNL in a press release dated Thursday, April 3, 2025, however, rubbish the allegations against Mr. Jetty, noting that the allegation is intended to breed a divisive relationship between him and employees of the corporation.

The group pointed out that it’s he Government of Liberia that took legal action against Madam Boimah and others, and not Mr. Jetty who took ownership of the corporation after the violent incident.

The release stated that the court has informed the CSNL that since it is still in pursuit of others on the writs of arrest that was issued for Madam Boimah and others, the court cannot release her and those currently under its custody because doing so could potentially undermine the ongoing case.

CSNL said that despite it condemns unlawful imprisonment and see it as a threat against Justice and due Process, it is also essential to know that Madam Mary Boimah has been at the center of violence over the years.

Accordingly, the group asserted that she was the ringleader of the violent protest that led to the burning of the LNP Station and Magisterial court in Kakata, Margibi County few years ago.

CSN encouraged and urged Liberian to desist from politicizing issues that threaten security and investments in Liberia.

They warned that the habit of shifting blame and besmearing the reputation of investors in Liberia has the propensity to scarce away potential investors, urging all Liberians to allow the common good of the country to prevail.

” CSNL described the linkage of Mr. Jetty to the legal action taken against the alleged leaders of the Thursday, June 27, 2024, violent protest at the Salala Rubber Corporation as a fake propaganda out of ignorance, intended to tarnish Mr. Jetty reputation and breed a divisive relationship between him and employees of the corporation” the release quoted the group.

The Civil Society Network of Liberia further disclosed that the public perception and media publication that Mr. Jetty is engineering the court not to hear the case against the former employees of the Salala Rubber Corporation is false and misleading.

Establishing motives behind the allegation, the group lamented that investigation conducted CSNL unearthed that the wave of allegations against Mr. Jetty is based on the corporation’s decision not to rehire Madam Boimah and her accomplices.

“But it is important to note that when Mr. Jetty took over the corporation, all employees were paid off and a new recruitment process was initiated based on merit system. The new management of the Salala Rubber Corporation had the ultimate discretion to rehire and not to rehire any of the former employees based on its policies” the group noted.

However, the release argued that given the indictment against the former Workers’ Union President, Madam Boimah and others, the corporation was ethically and professionally right not to rehire those under court’s indictment.

“Therefore, it is foolhardy and illogical for anyone to hold Mr. Jetty liable for the court’s action against former employees of the SRC, including Madam Mary Boimah” the release concluded.