Monrovia, May 3 -- At long last, the move to prosecute major actors in Liberia's 14 years of civil unrest has received a huge boost as President Joseph Boakai on Thursday signed Executive Order #131 to Establish the office of a War and Economic Crimes Court in Liberia.

"Let the word go forth that we will remain firm in our stand against injustice and impunity and that we have no doubt that this move will go a long way in helping to restore respectability and integrity to this country and to a reconciled and united people," the President declared in the executive order.

President Boakai's move comes after both Houses of Representatives and Senate adopted a resolution to establish the War and Economic Crimes Court more than two decades af...