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Arrests over Liberia 'coup plot' | Arrests over Liberia 'coup plot' |
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A former Liberian army commander has been arrested for "subversive activities" - the first such arrests since landmark elections in 2005. | A former Liberian army commander has been arrested for "subversive activities" - the first such arrests since landmark elections in 2005. |
Gen Charles Julu headed the presidential guard under former leader Samuel Doe and led a 1994 coup attempt. | Gen Charles Julu headed the presidential guard under former leader Samuel Doe and led a 1994 coup attempt. |
"There is hard evidence that this man was trying to plan a coup," Information Minister Laurence Bropleh told the BBC. | |
President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf took power in 2006 after a 14-year war. | President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf took power in 2006 after a 14-year war. |
The BBC's Jonathan Paye-Layleh in the capital, Monrovia, says people are shocked at the possibility of renewed unrest in the country. | The BBC's Jonathan Paye-Layleh in the capital, Monrovia, says people are shocked at the possibility of renewed unrest in the country. |
The United Nations has some 15,000 peacekeepers in Liberia - the second largest deployment in the world. | The United Nations has some 15,000 peacekeepers in Liberia - the second largest deployment in the world. |
Mr Bropleh said there was video proof of the coup pot, which the authorities in neighbouring Ivory Coast had helped investigate. | |
Fighters from the two countries have been involved in conflicts on both sides of the border in recent years. | |
"The Liberian public should remain calm. There is no immediate threat to the state," he told Reuters news agency. | |
Student groups from Doe's Krahn ethnic group have condemned the arrests and called for the release of Gen Julu and the other former officer also arrested. | Student groups from Doe's Krahn ethnic group have condemned the arrests and called for the release of Gen Julu and the other former officer also arrested. |