Liberian government said that they may prosecute Duncan who flew to the United States and was diagnosed with the Ebola for making a false statement on travel documents.
Binyah Kesselly said the Liberian patient, Thomas Eric Duncan, was asked in a questionnaire as he left Monrovia airport if he had come in contact with any Ebola victim or was showing symptoms of the disease and he had replied 'no'.
"I raised the question with the justice minister if we can prosecute people for knowingly making false declaration on forms where you willingly, knowingly and mortally put people's lives at risk ... She is of the opinion that we can," said Kesselly.
"We hope he has a speedy recovery. We wait his arrival in Liberia: we will be open to prosecution. Knowingly making a false declaration is not a joke," Kesselly said.Neighbors have said that Duncan helped a sick pregnant woman who later died of the disease.
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, told the Canadian network CBC.
“The fact that he knew and left the country is unpardonable, quite frankly, I just hope that nobody else gets infected. Fortunately, he’s in the United States, where medical care, you know, is very good.''
''When Duncan returns to Liberia, she said, Then we’ll have to deal with him.”
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