Liberia's truth commission has called for President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf to be barred from office - a decision her spokesman says is "surprising".
The commission recommended a 30-year ban for Mrs Johnson-Sirleaf and dozens of other senior politicians.
She has admitted that she had backed former warlord Charles Taylor's rebellion 20 years ago.
The recommendations could become law if parliament, in which the opposition has a majority, decides to adopt them.
The BBC's world affairs correspondent Mark Doyle says the report leaves the president - Africa's first elected female leader - in serious political difficulties.
More at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8137235.stm
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