Liberia: Jewel Howard-Taylor’s arrest would have been unthinkable under Charles Taylor

The arrest on drug charges of Liberia’s former vice president Jewel Howard-Taylor does not establish her guilt. But the state’s willingness to charge Charles Taylor’s ex-wife raises a wider question about whether his legacy still commands the influence, deference, and perhaps fear it once did.

Liberia: Jewel Howard-Taylor’s arrest would have been unthinkable under Charles Taylor
The arrest on drug charges of Liberia’s former vice president Jewel Howard-Taylor does not establish her guilt. But the state’s willingness to charge Charles Taylor’s ex-wife raises a wider question about whether his legacy still commands the influence, deference, and perhaps fear it once did.