Monrovia — Hours after Justice Minister Musa Dean disclosed to FrontPageAfrica that the suspended and sanctioned Solicitor Common Syrenius Cephus doctored his signature in a purported letter to US Ambassador Michael McCarthy, the US Embassy has distanced itself from the communication.

Responding to a FrontPageAfrica inquiry Tuesday afternoon, Sean Boda, Public Affairs Officer on the embassy, stated the embassy has no document of such a communication. “We now have no document on the embassy of ever having acquired such a letter, Boda stated.

The embassy’s denial follows a robust denial from Minister Dean who questioned the timing and motive of the SG’s purported letter.

The January 15, 2022 communication surfaced within the media and social media over the past 24 hours and was purportedly written by Minister Dean to Ambassador McCarthy informing him that the Solicitor Common has been overlapping his features.

The letter described Cllr. Cephus’ conduct as one which has the propensity to “impede the peace technique of our nation and the justice system. It’s harmful to have such a foul apple in public service.”

In a response to FrontPageAfrica early right now, Minister Dean described the letter as “Full forgery and the making of Cephus”, including, “So, if he had this letter, dated January 15, 2022, what was he ready for to convey it to the fore?”

When requested whether or not the signature was additionally cast, Cllr. Dean stated, “I do not know. Most likely, the signature was traced or lifted. This isn’t my diction”.

He went on to say the e-mail handle ([email protected]) that seems on the letter are additionally not his, giving My e-mail addresses are: [email protected] and [email protected] as his working and solely e-mail handle.

Cllr. Dean says the letter was doctored to make it seem that it was primarily based on his criticism that he, Cllr. Cephus was added to the listing of sanctioned officers.

FrontPageAfrica noticed that January 15, 2022, fell on a Saturday, a non-working day. The letter additionally doesn’t have any reference quantity.

Cllr. Cephus was amongst three key officers of the Weah-led authorities that have been sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Division on August 15.

The Treasury Division famous that the controversial Solicitor Common developed shut relationships with suspects of felony investigations and acquired bribes from people in trade for having their circumstances dropped. “Cephus has labored behind the scenes to ascertain preparations with topics of cash laundering investigations to stop investigations in an effort to personally profit financially. He shields cash launderers and helps clear them via the courtroom system and has intimidated different prosecutors in an try to quash investigations. Cephus has additionally utilized his place to hinder investigations and block the prosecution of corruption circumstances involving members of the federal government. Cephus has been accused of tampering with and purposefully withholding proof in circumstances involving members of opposition political events to make sure conviction.”