Thursday, April 26, 2012

Liberia: Charles Taylor Convicted On All 11 Counts - Sentencing Scheduled for 30 May

(Freetown)

PRESS RELEASE

Freetown — Charles Ghankay Taylor, the former President of Liberia, was convicted today on all counts of an 11-count indictment which alleged that he was responsible for crimes committed by rebel forces during Sierra Leone's decade-long civil war.



The Special Court's Trial Chamber II found unanimously that Mr. Taylor aided and abetted RUF and AFRC rebels in the commission of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Sierra Leon

For more details on this report, please click on the link below.

http://allafrica.com/stories/201204261153.html

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