Charles Taylor March 5, 2008March 5, 2014 by Eric Witte The trial opened this morning by dealing with preliminary motions. After that, the Prosecution witness, RUF insider, Mustapha Marvin Mansaray, 36, continued his testimony from yesterday. As he sat, wearing…
Charles Taylor February 21, 2008March 5, 2014 by Eric Witte 13:30 p.m. - Day 34 of the Trial - Testimony of the Prosecution Witness Foday Lansana continues …Bockarie’s “best friend”. Lansana met General Ibrahim on several occasions in Liberia, and on one of these occasions General Ibrahim gave Lansana US $500 for “shopping”. The Court adjourned for…
Charles Taylor February 6, 2008March 5, 2014 by Eric Witte Press Room Technology Issues …some comments concerning the change in live-blogging format and we understand your concerns. Please bear with us as we work through the best way to provide continuous coverage of the…
Charles Taylor January 23, 2008March 5, 2014 by Eric Witte 2:00 Abu Keita tells of Liberian involvement in Sierra Leone Court is back in session. In response to a series of questions from prosecutor Nick Koumjian, prosecution witness Abu Keita continues his evidence: Wit: Mazahar and Jungle belonged to the…
Charles Taylor January 23, 2008March 5, 2014 by Eric Witte 11:30 Prosecution witness Abu Keita says Taylor sent him to work with the RUF …him a General and said he was a former fighter of the NPFL. The discussion was how best Bah could find a buyer for the RUF diamonds, and also that…
Charles Taylor January 22, 2008March 5, 2014 by Eric Witte 4:33 Trial Chamber to receive written arguments from the defense and prosecution on whether Corinne Dufka qualifies as an "expert witness" …would be best for both parties to submit written submissions on this question of expertise. There were other objections I raised yesterday, but I’m not going to develop them now….
Charles Taylor January 21, 2008March 5, 2014 by Eric Witte 5:00 Corinne Dufka discusses atrocities in Sierra Leone …To the best of my understanding, those reports were sent to the diplomatic mission in the United States. HRW staff in NY and Washington were responsible for that. Pros: Do…
Charles Taylor January 19, 2008March 5, 2014 by Eric Witte New site features We have now put all of the daily summaries on their own page so that they are easier to find. A link for this page also has been added to…
Charles Taylor January 18, 2008March 5, 2014 by Eric Witte 1:33 - Court goes briefly into closed session …the Freetown invasion. Wit: Gberie’s one of the best Sierra Leonean journalists in the period. I don’t think there are precise figures on which groups conducted what percent of the…
Charles Taylor January 18, 2008March 5, 2014 by Eric Witte Professor Michael P. Scharf: No Chaos in This Courtroom! …to make a presentation to his staff about the best ways an international criminal court can maintain control of a war crimes trial in the face of a defendant or…