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THE TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION (TRC)
TRANSCRIPTS OF
THEMATIC AND INSTITUTIONAL HEARINGS
GOVERNANCE
DATE: May 7, 2003.
BEFORE:
Commissioner William Schabas (Presiding)
Commissioner John Kamara
Commissioner Laura Marcus-Jones
Commissioner Satang Jow
Commissioner Sylvanus Torto
LEADER OF EVIDENCE: Ozonnia Ojielo
WITNESS NO: 1
WITNESS NAME: MR Victor Foh representing All Peoples Congress (APC)
(The oath was administered).
SUBMISSION
I am the APC Regional
Commissioner Torto Thank you for coming. In addition to the submission you made, you have
defended some of these issues. My question is limited to the verbal presentation. You will
forgive me if I ask you questions from your submissions. In your verbal presentation you
mentioned some sensitive issues. You said for instance, that cannibalism started in the SLPP
government. Do you know of any case where the SLPP was tried for cannibalism?
Victor Foh I will give you a host of instances of cannibalism. I have said earlier that I am the
Chairrman of the APC for the Southern Region. I was born in Jimmy Bargbo and I have worked in
eight districts in the country. There were times in Kenema when people went to bed before 10:
00 clock. They would otherwise be captured for human sacrifice. It is unfortunate that I dont
have a right to call people to come and testify. If you go to Congabay, ask for one human
Baboon. There is evidence before this Commission that the Kamajors were involved in
cannibalism. I will not say that they are not my people. The country means a lot to me. But I will
say that they were eating people. I do not want to go further.
Commissioner Torto But there is no particular case to show that anyone was held.
Victor Foh If we are talking about court cases, in the interest of truth and reconciliation many
people will not be here. I have made an honest statement and I stand by it.