April 14, 2008
MONROVIA (TRC)?A video camera estimated at USD $10.000 has been loaned to
the Truth and Reconciliation Commission by the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) for TRC technical support.
As the TRC carries on the nationwide public hearings, the ICTJ said that it
feels obliged to loan the video camera and its related accessories to the
commission for qualitative and effective recordings of proceedings of the
hearings.
The ICTJ noted that given the constraints the commission is faced
with, it decided to purchase the video camera at its own discretion
as a means of enhancing the works of the TRC, particularly with the ongoing
public hearings.
According to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed over the weekend,
the TRC will provide the ICTJ copies of all the Commission- approved, edited
version of each and every day of public hearings videotaped on mini-DV tapes by
the production facility/entity.
The MOU further states that the Commission will grant the ICTJ permission to
utilize the video materials, including the extraction of portions for use only
in trainings conducted by the ICTJ, for educational, non-commercial purposes.
Receiving the video camera on behalf of the TRC, the Executive Secretary Mr.
Nathaniel T. Kwabo expressed gratification for the gesture and promised that
the equipment will be used for its intended purpose.
Mr. Kwabo added that the thoughtfulness of the ICTJ on the Commission is an
indication of good partnership thatwould benefit not only Liberians, but
the entire international community.
Richmond S. Anderson
DIRECTOR/MEDIA & OUTREACH
