"Facebook Video Accuses Sime Darby Plantation of Torturing Man for Stealing Palm Nuts", 17 April 2018

A video being widely shared on social media shows private citizens at Sime Darby Plantation in Western Liberia torturing a man accused of stealing palm nuts belonging to the company...The video surfaced on social media last week and shows a man, who identified himself as John David, severely tortured in Grand Cape Mount. It is not clear if the men in the video formed part of the plantation’s private security guards, but posters of the video are alleging that the company carried out the act. Most of the men committing the acts were Liberians...In the video, the men are also heard asking for shovels and diggers to bury David. It is not clear if he was eventually killed or buried, as the video did not include the ending of the incident...The management of Sime Darby has, however, said it would not comment on the situation until it investigates the claims. The company’s corporate communications manager, Toushi Itoka, said the management had not authenticated the video, and therefore it could not release a statement. “We appreciate your concern and will get back to the general public with a statement on this matter once it is properly investigated,” she wrote in an email response.