The verdict on Charles Taylor

From AFRICA IS A COUNTRY Fri Apr 27 2012, 09:02:56

Guest Post by Mats Utas Yesterday the Special Court for Sierra Leone found Charles Taylor guilty of aiding the RUF during the Sierra Leonean Civil War. The court case that has taken five years is the last of a court that has previously sentenced 9 Sierra Leonean rebel and military leaders with long prison sentences. [...]

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