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Public Advisory Notice

Please be advised that there is a person impersonating Cllr. Gloria Scott. This account is a fake. If you are contacted by this account, do not take any action or send any requested funds. This is not Cllr. Gloria Scott!

15/02/2024

UNKNOWN PERSONS INTRUDE INTO CLLR. GLORIA MUSU-SCOTT'S Virginia RESIDENCE AGAIN!

Monrovia, Liberia, February 15, 2024, The Defense Team of Cllr. Gloria M. Scott and Family informs the public that unknown men have been caught on the Compound of Cllr. Scott’s Virginia Residence.

Unknown men have been caught in Justice Scott's Virginia Compound.

They were arrested by help of community members who called Police and have been taken to a Police local Depot, Zone 6 Base in Virginia.

They were said to be caught with assorted items from the main house.

It is also alleged that they have been accessing the compound and making away with things including Flat Screen TV, rice, Oil, construction materials among others and sometimes sleeping in, according to a neighbor (eyewitness).

During the trial at the lower court (Criminal Court A"), Defense raised the issue that unknown persons were still accessing the Compound and making making away with things but Prosecution argued that it was a family member by the name of Anthony Musu who was going to the compound under the pretext of feeding the dogs and Judge Roosevelt Z. Willie ruled that no family member should visit the Compound and that the Government thought the LNP be in charged of the Compound.

The Defense Team is troubled by these developments and considers them as validation of the Intrusion alarm blown by our clients Cllr. Scott and her family which Police said was FALSE IN INFORMATION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.

It can be recalled that the Head of the Police Investigation Team, Assistant Commissioner of Police - ACP, Monroe A. Dennis, about two weeks ago, made many startling revelations on a local radio (Hott FM), from the United States.

ACP Dennis on Phone from the US, informed the public through the local radio talk show that the investigation findings didn't suggest the crimes mentioned in the indictment, but heavy hands interfered and insisted that Cllr. Scott and her family be charged as such.

In keeping with law, we forthwith excepted and announced an Appeal before the Honorable Supreme Court of Liberia, the arbiter of all judicial matters in this jurisdiction and same has been perfected for it's March 2024 Term.

Cllr. Augustine C. Fayiah
Lead Counsel

05/02/2024

Monroe A. Dennis, Police Chief Investigator of the Liberian National Police in the Charloe Musu MURDER CASE, EXPOSES the Liberian National Police efforts to wrongfully charge Justice Gloria Musu-Scott and her family with murder. (PART 1)

30/03/2023

MUSU FAMILY PRESS STATEMENT

Monrovia, Liberia, March 30, 2023: We, the Musu family of the Gedebo Chiefdom, Karluway District, Maryland County, Republic of Liberia, continue to extend gratitude to the Almighty God for giving us the strength, comfort and endurance to withstand the sudden and cruel loss of our progressive and promising daughter, Charloe Musu. We are especially grateful and appreciative for the prayers, expressions of sympathy and support that the family, including Cllr. Gloria Maya Musu-Scott, has received from the Liberian women, local and international organizations and institutions, professionals and ordinary citizens. The support, solidarity, visits, prayers and kind words have been very comforting as the family, in addition to our deep grief, endure an onslaught of manipulation and humiliation.

The Family however, wishes to bring to the public’s attention the below listed developments which have occurred during the last two weeks since the Police declared Cllr. Scott and her household as persons of interest in the ongoing investigation.

1. That on Tuesday March 21, 2023, based on Family request which was granted by the Ministry of Justice with prohibition on photographing the Musu Family viewed the body of the late Charloe Musu at the St. Moses Funeral Parlor along with members of the press/media and civil society before the conduct of the autopsy.

2. That the Pathologist, Dr. Benedict Kolee, in a briefing session prior to the viewing and subsequent conduct of the autopsy, said that family, media and civil society members who will observe the autopsy were barred from taking pictures for privacy reasons but were allowed to ask questions on any doubt or observation.

3. That Dr. Kolee also said that the report of the autopsy would have been released in two weeks plus or minus because of the toxicology examination which would be done from a reference lab out of Liberia.

4. That the autopsy to be conducted by him is scientific and the result will be the same even if done by other practitioners (pathologists); subsequently.

5. That during the viewing which photographing was prohibited, the family observed that the pants/backings was removed from the body.

6. When inquiry was made on who removed it and by whose authority, a staffer of the St. Moses Funeral Parlor said that it was the St, Moses Funeral Parlors that removed it. The staff declined to state who authorized the removal. We note that on Saturday march 4, 2023, when the Family went to the St. Moses Funeral Parlor to view the remains of Charloe Musu, Mr. Moses Ahoussouhe, owner of the St. Moses Funeral Parlors who was not around spoke with Justice Scott on the phone and said that he (Moses) had received strict mandate / instructions from the Minister of Justice and the Police Inspector General that he should not allow us access to the body.

7. That during the same said viewing, the Family requested that the body be turned over to see the back but said request was denied by Dr. Benedict Kolee, the Pathologist who said that the body will only be turned over during the conduct of the actual autopsy.

8. That the conduct of the autopsy was done in the presence of four family members namely: Dwede Musu, Benedict Musu, Mr. J. Mle Elliott and Michael B. Stemn, Sr.

9. That the autopsy was also observed by members of the press/media and civil society.

10. That during the autopsy, when the body was turned around, a family member, Dwede Musu, observed that some plaits of hair were removed from the back of the head of the late Charloe Musu.

11. That when she inquired, Dr. Benedict Kolee, the Pathologist response was … when have you seen armed robbers uprooting hair when they go to steal?

12. That immediately following the conduct of the autopsy on Tuesday March 21, 2023, the Police released preliminary report of the autopsy in which they said that the cause of death was “severe bleeding or loss of blood as a result of multiple stabbing.

13. That the pathologist, Dr. Benedict Kolee also had a press briefing after the autopsy and provided the same cause of death.

14. That the Police withdrew its officers, Patrick Dennis and Oratus W. Zor, from the crime scene on Friday March 17, 2023. On Tuesday March 28,2023, two officers from LNP, Oratus W. Zor, Badge number 4859 and Thomas Blama, Badge number 4456, were assigned to the crime scene.

15. That after the incident and Police taking over the compound / Crime scene on the same night, of Wednesday the 22nd of February, 2023, the Police did not quarantine the place until the morning of Monday March, 6, 2023 when the Investigators were taking all occupants of the house, securities and electricians on the scene for what they termed as “Crime Scene Demonstration”.

16. That on Wednesday March 22, 2023, the Police through the Family Lawyers, requested the appearance of five (5) family members including Gertrude Newton, Alice Johnson (AC), Godson Y. Kollie and the biological parents of the late Charloe Musu, Magistrate Alphonso C. Musu, Sr. and Lucy Musu, father and mother, for questioning. Upon arrival at the LNP Headquarters, Police Investigators had a separate meeting with the father and mother of the late Charloe Musu in which they denied the lawyers presence on ground that they were not subjected to the investigation but Police authorities wanted to express empathy with them, contrary to the original request.

17. That during the said meeting Police authorities indulged in manipulating and inciting the father and mother against the family by the following actions:
I. Have the both of you been to the house where the incident occurred?
II. The house is very protected and there is no evidence of anybody entering or leaving the house.
III. Go and ask Cllr. Scott good, good and let her tell you the truth.
IV. Showing of photos from a smart phone by one of the senior police officers to the father, one which the father said he saw the late Charloe Musu lying on the floor in a pool of blood.

18. That the Police authorities promised to provide transportation to take the father and mother on the crime scene to see how secure the house is so that they too can believe that there was no strange entry and exit.

19. The mystery is how could the Police have a photo of the late Charloe Musu lying on the floor of the house in a pool of blood when there was no police presence during the incident and up to the time, she was taken to the Faith Clinic and then the Redemption Hospital?

20. That on Thursday March 23, 2023, while a family member, Hon. Nathaniel Toe was on a local radio - Sky FM, speaking to these issues, the Police Spokesman, Hon. Moses Carter was called by presenter phone and he said that the father and mother of the later Charloe Musu were not being investigated but interviewed and that the Police used the time to empathize with them.

21. That the Family says that in ordinary Liberian custom and way of life, sympathizers and empathizers will normally go to the residence and or location of the bereaved family to sympathize or empathize with them but the Police did it differently and with prejudice.

22. That up to present, the Family’s request for the Coroner’s Report of the February 27, 2023 Inquest and the Profile of the Pathologist have not been responded to.

23. That these actions and statements of the Police authorities who are the very ones conducting investigation, grossly undermine the process and point to nothing but an outcome that will not address the core subject of who perpetrated this menace against the family.

24. That in the mind and contemplation of the Family, the Police by these actions and statements, which are preemptive and conclusive have the propensity to undermine and alter the actual result of the investigation and continue to reveal a trend of a conspiracy theory intended to make the victims perpetrators of the crime. These clearly give us, the Musu Family an impression that this investigation will have a desired and already crafted political outcome.

25. That the Family is disappointed and still craves the involvement of international partners (International Community) to assist with an independent investigation into this matter to ensure that due process of law is attained into this murder and assault, since this is not the only case that has been downplayed but series of other murders in our country where the proper investigations are yet to either be commenced or completed.

26. That these are very serious and concerning issues to the family in its state of grief as the investigation proceeds in this matter.

27. The Family remains very concerned that even though there were two initial attacks on the 8th and 9th of February 2023, two nights in a row, which were reported to the Police and also in the mass media, Police investigators and authorities will choose to deliberately treat, handle and proceed with the investigation in such manner and form.

28. At the end the Family believes that TRUTH, when crushed to the ground will rise again and this God is set to do for us in this matter.

A Concern for thought

This is the fourth time the family is requesting for the Report of the Coroner's Inquest performed on February 27, 2023 and has not been given.

The Coroner Inquest is a physical and non-scientific process in my view.

The autopsy, a scientific process was conducted on March 21, 2023, 22 days after the Coroner Inquest with three separate communications to the MOJ requesting that report but was not given and even up to present.

Immediately following the conduct of the autopsy - a scientific process, a preliminary report was given by both the Pathologist and the Police, stating the cause of death even though he, the Pathologist said the report would have come in 2 weeks plus or minus.

The question is, how and or why is the report of the Coroner's Inquest, physical and non-scientific process taking longer than that of a scientific process?

Note!
During the Coroner Inquest performed in the presence of two knowledgeable family members, there was no hair and backings removed only during the autopsy.

What happened during the interval when state actors like the CDC were calling autopsy and the family denied access to or view of the body on March 4th?

Signed: Bishop Julius C. Musu
The Family

28/03/2023

Today is March 28, 2023, 36 days since the intrusion and attack in my home which resulted in the killing of Charloe.
We are grateful and express our thanks and appreciation to the women of Liberia, organizations, and individuals for their expressions of sympathy for Charloe's untimely and cruel death. We are also grateful for your support and concerns for our wellbeing during these trying times. Thank you and may God continue to bless and protect each of you and your family members.

As I remember Charloe's life, I realize that we have not really given serious attention to how violence has been strengthened over time in our country.
Each family that has been victimized by violence, has faced the circumstances on its own and we find something else to talk about.
There is a need to acknowledge that each act of violence is symptomatic of the bands of evil and cruelty which we are accepting as normal.
There is an urgent need to discuss and review the Criminal code and its procedures.
Religious institutions and school curriculum need to also emphasize humanity and the sacredness of human life.
The truth is, violence and cruelty have been put on a stool of glamour over the decades.

- Cllr. Gloria Scott

17/03/2023

Once upon a memory, our sweet, reserved but fierce young Lady Warrior. We will love and miss you forever. Maryland lost their future leader. 😔

16/03/2023

Ay Charloe! We miss you so much! We still feel your presence. We know you're still in this fight with us. Rest Well.

05/03/2023

PRESS RELEASE

Monrovia, Liberia, March 5, 2023: We, Counsellor Gloria Maya Musu-Scott, former Chief Justice of the Honorable Supreme Court of Liberia and the Chief Musu family again extend thanks and appreciation to the Almighty God for giving us the strength, comfort and endurance to withstand the loss of a progressive and promising family member, assault and humiliation we have faced and continue to face, all persons, especially women and institutions for the massive show of support, solidarity and prayers by visiting, calling or condemning such an inhumane act.
The family also thanks the Liberian media, all well-meaning Liberians and Professional institutions and members of the International Community who have and continue to take interest in this case to ensure that due process is accorded the deceased and the Musu family.

However, the Family has observed from series of statements from and /or by some Government Officials and state actors being made in the public in attempts to either compromise the atrocious crime committed against the family or turn the public against them. All this is in spite of the fact that they are undergoing pain and suffering as a result of the crime committed against the family by unknown persons, ranging from murder, aggravated assault and terroristic threats.

It can be recalled that after the commission of the crime, there have been negative utterances from and by top government officials and national actors geared towards compromising the murder and assault on the family. Some of those top government officials and national actors’ statements which are in the public domain are as follows -

On Monday February 27, 2023, Police Inspector General Patrick Sudue, when he appeared before the Honorable Liberian Senate informed the august body that the bereaved family, who are also victims of the attack that reported the case to the Police have refused to cooperate with the Police.

On Thursday March 2, 2023, the Chairman of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change – CDC, Mulbah K. Morlu had a Press Conference at the CDC Headquarters in Sinkor immediately after the Liberian Women Sit-in Action in protest at the Seat of the Legislature on Capitol Hill against the murder and assault against the Musu family said that Charloe Musu was not the biological daughter of Cllr. Musu-Scott and was therefore going to Maryland to find the biological parents of the late Charloe Musu. The CDC Chairman also said that Charloe was killed for ritualistic purpose and further called an autopsy to be conducted on the remains of Charloe Musu.

On Friday morning March 3, 2023, Deputy Inspector General of Police for Crime Services, Col. Prince B. Mulbah, appearing on the ELBC MICAT Half Hour said, “…Any information I am giving here must be taken very seriously because I sit as the head of Criminal Investigation at the Police…. It will be a shock to people…we are not surprised, it is such case that will be busted…it is a science, we are doing the calculations”.

We reiterate that on Thursday February 23, 2023, the day immediately following the incident, the Police IG and other Officials including the Spokesman went to the 16th Residence of Cllr. Gloria M. Musu-Scott and spoke with her. Following that interaction, the Police issued an initial statement by and through the Police Spokesman, Moses Carter insinuating that the assassin might have been a domestic worker only because there had been hired electricians working in the house on that fateful day, even though there were two initial attacks on the 8th and 9th of February 2023, two nights in a row, when no hired contractors had been at the Brewerville residence, which by the way were reported to the Police.

On the same Thursday February 23, 2023, another team of Police investigators including Abu B. Daramy, Jerry K. M. Wymah and George K. Quoi went to the 16th Street Residence also questioned Cllr. Scott, in the presence of Attorney General Musa Dean, and Godson Kollie, another family and the one who spent the day with the electricians on that fateful day. This exercise continued even by phone.
When the Minister of Justice went to the 16th Street residence during which Cllr. Scott informed him that her phones were taken and that one of them, the Orange was still ringing. She requested the Justice Minister to kindly ask the GSM companies to assist in tracking the phones to ascertain their locations. During that visit, the Attorney General called the Lonestar GSM Company to send an agent to the 16th Street residence of Cllr. Scott and register a temporary sim card for her, which was done. She was issued a new phone number while the Police are said to be making efforts to investigate the location of the phones.

Again, on March 2, 2023, Police investigators including Monroe A. Dennis, II, Chief Investigator of the LNP, Abu B. Daramy and Jerry K. M. Wymah of the Homicide Division visited the 16th Street residence of Cllr. Scott and extracted written statements from the victims and family members, especially those who were in the house on the night of the incident including Cllr. Gloria M. Musu-Scott, former Chief Justice of the Honorable Supreme Court of Liberia, Ma Rebecca Youdeh Wisner (Aunty Youdeh), Gertrude Newton and Alice C. Johnson. At the conclusion, the investigators said that they will do questionnaire from the statements and make a follow-up for further clarification on their written statements.

Surprising to the family, on the evening of Thursday March 2, 2023, the Police without direct notice or call to the victims, placed an open invitation on local radios and social media platforms for Justice Gloria M. Musu-Scott, Ma Rebecca Youdeh Wisner (Aunty Youdeh), Gertrude Newton and Alice C. Johnson to appear at the National Police Headquarters by 10:00am on Friday March 3, 2023 failing, which the LNP will be left with no option but to take legal action just to justify the information put in the wider public that she was not cooperating with the Police in the investigation to prove the case, even though we as a family are the victim but are now been treated like suspects.

It is important to note that the family after considering the public comments and actions of top government officials and state actors including the Chairman of the ruling coalition and knowing that they were in bad faith and not in the spirit and intent of taking into consideration the pain and hardship being undergone by the Musu family by the unknown murderer, the family decided that she is guided by lawyers in all subsequent interactions with the Police in this matter.

The family further recounts and restates that following the murder of Charloe Musu, a prospective graduate of the Starz University College, the Police at the Iron Gate Check Point was informed of the incident following which they (Police) arrived on the scene later and took charge of the premises of Cllr. Scott in Lower Virginia and have since been in charge up to and including the date of this release. During our subsequent interactions with the Police, we were issued the following documents; namely:

Release of Dead body, from the Crime Against Person Unit/CSD/LNP/MOJ to the Administration, Redemption Hospital, New Kru Town, Bushrod Island, Montserrado County, dated February 23, 2022, signed by Supt. Jerry M. Wymah, Acting Chief of CAPU/CSD/LNP/MOJ.
Medical Certificate of Cause of Death, from the Redemption Hospital, dated February 22, 2023, signed by Dr. Guilavogui Mamady with Medical Board License #: T/905.

Mortals (Co**se) and Release Orders to Hospitals, Funeral Homes / Administrator Management dated February 27, 2023 signed by Deputy Coroner, Mont. Co. R.L. (Unnamed) and approved by Mr. Abraham B. Ricks, County Coroner – Mont. Co. R.L releasing the body to the family for burial or funeral arrangements.

For the record, we like to make it categorically clear that Charloe Musu was not killed on the 23rd but the 22nd . One human being cannot die twice. We also want to clarify that at no time did the family request the body for funeral rites but it was advised by the Police investigators namely Abu B. Daramy, Jerry K. M. Wymah and George K. Quoi who said that the mortuary at the Redemption Hospital was not conducive for the preservation of the body. These issues were subsequently brought to the attention of the investigators on Thursday March 2, 2023 and we requested corrections. The said Police investigators promised make the corrections.

We like to add that the Coroner was also alone and his inspection of the body was done in the presence of two (2) family members namely Victoria M. Nimely and Julius C. Musu, to whom the Body was turned over on behalf of the family as indicated on the document. Relying on this instrument, the family having had some family meetings. sent a delegation to the Funeral home (St. Moses) on Saturday evening March 4, 2023 to inquire on the requirements for the embalmment and other funeral services. To our utmost surprise, Moses Ahoussouhe, owner of the St. Moses Funeral Parlors who was not around spoke with Justice Scott on the phone and said that he (Moses) had received strict mandate / instructions from the Minister of Justice and the Police Inspector General that he should not allow us access to the body or have any further discussion about the body with the family.

The family takes note of statements by some top government officials and other state actors, as well as investigators including Col. Prince Mulbah, Deputy Inspector General for Investigation, and others, conveying that that the investigation has been concluded. We are alarmed that these statements are amplified by Officials of the ruling Coalition for Democratic Change – CDC which shows the trend of a conspiracy theory intended to make the victims perpetrators of the crime. The family is very concerned that these public statements and actions of some top government officials and state actors, which are preemptive and conclusive have the propensity to undermine and alter the actual result of the investigation. These clearly give the Musu Family an impression that this investigation will have a desired and already crafted political outcome.

We are also disappointed and bring to the attention of the public and the international community that after a sustained publicity stunt through which government tried to make it appear as if Justice Scott was evading the investigation, Cllr. Scott, a former Chief Justice of the Honorable Supreme Court of Liberia, Former Minister of Justice, former Senator and former Chairperson of the Constitution Review Commission – CRC amongst other national services and her family including and elderly citizen (woman) who are victims were kept for several hours at the Police Headquarters of the LNP on Friday March 3, 2023 and were asked to report to the Headquarters the following day by 10am to go the residence where the murder took place. Interestingly, on Saturday, Justice Scott along with her family went to the Police headquarters again only to be told by investigators that they forgot the day after Friday will be Saturday, and that due to the Duala traffic, they deferred it to Monday the 6th of March 2023.

The family therefore craves the involvement of international partners to assist with an independent investigation into this matter to ensure that due process of law is attained into this murder and assault.

The family laments that this is not the only case that has been downplayed. It can be recalled that there have been series of murders in our country where the proper investigations are yet to either be commenced or completed. This why we enlist the help of the international community in these matters.

Finally, the Musu Family maintains that in line with our Grebo tradition, custom and practices and the quarters of the Boedior (High Priest), the murdered Charloe Musu is the daughter of Cllr. Gloria Maya Musu-Scott and ask members of the public and the progenitors of this uncultured and untraditional statement that the late Charloe Musu was not the biological daughter of Cllr. Scott to refrain from such. Charloe attended the Soltiamon Christian School, graduated from the Lott Carey Mission School, and was a prospective graduate of the STARZ College of Technology.

Continuing to trust and lean on God’s unchanging hands, we remain.

Bishop Julius C. Musu - The Family

02/03/2023

Charloe Musu - Aspiring Actress, College Graduate, Lady Warrior. We miss you so MUCH!! Rest Well.

01/03/2023

01/03/2023

Liberian women standing against violence and celebrating Charloe.