Charles Taylor January 16, 2008March 5, 2014 by Eric Witte Cross-Examination of Koker Completed; Prosecution Examination of Expert Witness Stephen Ellis Commenced …to intervene and felt it best to do so through a multilateral force, ECOMOG. The ECOMOG mandate was to enforce a cease-fire in Liberia, but there was no cease-fire. ECOMOG…
Charles Taylor January 16, 2008March 5, 2014 by Eric Witte 5:00 …and Cote d’Ivoire were backing it. Nigerian President Babangida was very close with Liberian President Doe. Nigeria wanted to intervene directly and felt it best to do so through a…
Charles Taylor January 10, 2008March 5, 2014 by Eric Witte 5:00 …for reconciliation and because he was an important commander. Statement says Taylor consulted with witness about best way to gain trust of former ULIMO-K commanders in Lofa County, who were…
Charles Taylor January 10, 2008March 5, 2014 by Eric Witte 1:30 Cross-examination of prosecution witness Varmuyan Sherif begins …and how best to get between various towns. Def: Using your life as a timeline, I want to ask about major dates in the region’s history from the late 1990s…
Charles Taylor January 7, 2008March 5, 2014 by Eric Witte Diamond Expert Called as First Prosecution Witness The Hague January 7, 2008 The evidentiary phase of the trial of Charles Taylor began today, after a six-month delay. The Prosecution called its first witness, Ian Smillie, a Research…
Charles Taylor January 7, 2008March 5, 2014 by Eric Witte 4:12 …are illicit? IS: We estimated that before Kimberley Process, 20-25% of all exports were illicit. No longer the case. Def: There’s long been diamond smuggling between SL and Liberia, pre-dating…
Charles Taylor January 7, 2008March 5, 2014 by Eric Witte 3:10 Pros: How labor-intensive is alluvial diamond mining? IS: It’s very labor intensive, and moreso if the diamonds are further below the surface. Pros: Back to Paynesville: why were you skeptical…
Charles Taylor January 5, 2008March 5, 2014 by Eric Witte Chief Prosecutor Holds Press Conference …being represented and is convinced that his Counsel is doing the best they can for him. Just in case Mr. Taylor does not show up in Court it is up…
Charles Taylor July 18, 2007March 5, 2014 by Eric Witte Principal Defender Assigns Taylor New Counsel In a [pdf] submission dated July 17, 2007, Principal Defender Vincent Nmehielle assigned new counsel to Taylor. The new defense team consists of Lead Counsel Courtenay Griffiths and Co-Counsel Andrew…
Charles Taylor June 25, 2007March 5, 2014 by Eric Witte Good news for Taylor in AFRC ruling? Last week Trial Chamber II—the same chamber hearing the Taylor case—handed down the first [pdf] judgment at the Special Court in the case against the three accused of the Armed…