The speaker of Liberia’s Space of Representatives has denied being all for a plenty hearth on the West African population’s legislature.

Speaker Jonathan Fonati Koffa used to be amongst the ones wondered by means of the police nearest the Capitol development used to be poised alight.

Incorrect-one used to be within the development on the age of the fireplace however the government have introduced an investigation and presented a $5,000 (£3,900) praise for someone with additional info.

Koffa instructed the BBC he spent a complete of 9 hours on the police station and insisted he had “never been and would never be associated with that kind of violence”.

The fireplace happened on Wednesday morning – a occasion nearest plans to take away Koffa from his speaker position sparked a annoying protest.

A number of demonstrators, together with an aide to former President George Weah, have been arrested right through the protest.

Following the fireplace, which noticed thick dull smoke emerging above the capital, Monrovia, police introduced Koffa, Consultant Frank Saah Foko and two others in for wondering.

Police eminent Gregory Coleman referred to a Fb submit Koffa made right through the protests, announcing that the speaker should give an explanation for it.

Then being wondered, Koffa instructed the BBC the fireplace may have damaged out for any collection of causes.

“If it was arson, that would have been a horrible thing,” he stated.

However he added that the a part of the development broken by means of the fireplace used to be impaired and {that a} contractor had prior to now warned officers they have been “sitting on a time-bomb”.

Koffa often known as for a world, “neutral” investigation into the fireplace.

Liberia’s Space of Representatives has been beset by means of an influence aim, by which a faction of lawmakers claims to have got rid of and changed Koffa as speaker.

Every other crew has resisted the motion, calling it unconstitutional.

A Very best Court docket ruling has failed to unravel the interior dispute.