Three Liberian soldiers have been recalled after a woman was stabbed in the arm.
They were enforcing a two-week lockdown put in place to limit the spread of coronavirus in the capital, Monrovia.
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Gen Prince Johnson (not the 1990s rebel leader and current senator of the same name) told the BBC the soldiers under investigation include an area commander leading a community patrol.
He said that the current army was “a force for good – we will not compromise when it comes to disciplineâ€.
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President George Weah declared a state of emergency on 10 April which included restrictions on movement.
Since the restrictions came into force, social media has been awash with reports of brutality by security forces.
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Source: bbc.com