Liberia ex-warlord Prince Johnson in leader race
Former Liberian warlord Prince Johnson has told the BBC there is no reason he cannot stand in the country's presidential elections next year.
Mr Johnson, now an elected senator, said military leaders been elected in other countries.
His party was given the green light to compete in the polls earlier this week.
He is notorious for a 1990 video, in which he was seen drinking beer as his men cut off the ears of ex-President Samuel Doe, before killing him.
There has been a mixed reaction to his bid for power, with critics saying it could threaten the country's fragile peace.
Mr Johnson was a warlord during civil war between 1989 and 2003, in which some 250,000 people died.
'No exception'
Mr Johnson told the BBC's World Today programme that Liberia was no different to other countries that had fought war....
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Mr Johnson, now an elected senator, said military leaders been elected in other countries.
His party was given the green light to compete in the polls earlier this week.
He is notorious for a 1990 video, in which he was seen drinking beer as his men cut off the ears of ex-President Samuel Doe, before killing him.
There has been a mixed reaction to his bid for power, with critics saying it could threaten the country's fragile peace.
Mr Johnson was a warlord during civil war between 1989 and 2003, in which some 250,000 people died.
'No exception'
Mr Johnson told the BBC's World Today programme that Liberia was no different to other countries that had fought war....