Authorities of the Armed Forces of

Authorities of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) have discharged eight soldiers after being allegedly caught with marijuana.  Assistant Defense Minister for Public Affairs David Dahn told reporters in Monrovia Thursday that the expulsion of the AFL personnel is in accordance with rules governing army. He however did not name the men.

He added that the eight men were “administratively discharged for the good of the force. “We will discharge people; we will continue to discharge more people (army personnel) as long as they continue to violate our rules.”

 Assistant Minister Dahn continued: “We will insist on discipline in the force.”

 Contrary to earlier reports, the army spokesman said the expulsion of the soldiers   is not an act of witch-haunting.

 Instead, he maintained that the soldiers were thrown out because they were  caught with controlled substances in violation of the disciplinary code of the AFL.  

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Pihak berwenang Angkatan Bersenjata Liberia (AFL) telah habis delapan tentara setelah diduga ditangkap dengan ganja. Menteri Pertahanan Asisten Bidang Umum David Dahn kepada wartawan di Monrovia Kamis bahwa pengusiran personil AFL sesuai dengan aturan yang mengatur tentara. Namun dia tidak menyebutkan nama laki-laki. Dia menambahkan bahwa delapan orang itu "secara administratif habis untuk kebaikan gaya. "Kami akan melepaskan orang-orang; kami akan terus melaksanakan lebih banyak orang (personel militer) selama mereka terus melanggar aturan kita ".  Menteri Asisten Dahn melanjutkan: ". Kami akan menuntut disiplin dalam gaya"  Bertentangan dengan laporan sebelumnya, juru bicara militer mengatakan pengusiran tentara bukanlah tindakan penyihir menghantui.  Sebaliknya, ia menyatakan bahwa para tentara yang dilempar keluar karena mereka tertangkap dengan zat yang dikendalikan melanggar kode disiplin AFL.