Charles Taylor November 6, 2009March 5, 2014 by Alpha Sesay Taylor Accuses Prosecution Of "Misleading" The Special Court for Sierra Leone; Says Almost All Of Moses Blah's Testimony Is True …Taylor’s defense team produced transcripts of a telephone conversation that Dr. Ellis had with Madam Johnson Sirleaf several years ago for a book he was writing about developments in the…
Charles Taylor November 5, 2009March 5, 2014 by Alpha Sesay Taylor Accuses Britain Of Transporting Arms To Sierra Leone; Says He Had No Links With Al Qaeda …also refuted contents of the Mr. Farah’s report which alleged that by the end of 2001, Al Qaeda dispatched two operatives to Liberia offering to buy all diamonds the RUF…
Charles Taylor November 3, 2009March 5, 2014 by Alpha Sesay Almost All Of Moses Blah's Testimony Is True; Journalist Hassan Bility Is A Liar, Charles Taylor Tells Special Court for Sierra Leone …be from an alien planet. He said that he had the best ground force in the country and Kabbah wanted to try him,” Mr. Bility was quoted in his 2008…
Charles Taylor November 2, 2009March 5, 2014 by Alpha Sesay Charles Taylor Accuses Prosecution Of "Misleading" The Special Court for Sierra Leone …Mr. Taylor denied this account. “When Bockarie went to Burkina Faso in 1998, he did not return to Liberia with arms and ammunition to the best of my knowlege. I…
Charles Taylor October 29, 2009March 5, 2014 by Alpha Sesay Charles Taylor and Sam Bockarie Did Not Have A "Master-Servant" Relationship, He Tells Special Court For Sierra Leone Judges …imprisonment – see our overview here: http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2009/10/26/news-just-in-ruf-appeals-judgment-handed-down-in-freetown-today-upholds-sentences/) Also during his testimony today, Mr. Taylor’s defense team showed the court a video as well as pictures of Mr. Taylor’s White Flower…
Charles Taylor October 29, 2009March 5, 2014 by Alpha Sesay Taylor Did Not Order The Execution Of Sierra Leonean Rebel Commander Sam Bockarie (Mosquito); Did Not Plan Any Operations With Sierra Leonean Rebels, He Tells Special Court for Sierra Leone …Sierra Leone’s appeals chamber confirming his sentence of 52 years imprisonment – see our overview here: http://www.charlestaylortrial.org/2009/10/26/news-just-in-ruf-appeals-judgment-handed-down-in-freetown-today-upholds-sentences/) Also during his testimony on Thursday, Mr. Taylor’s defense team showed the court…
Charles Taylor October 26, 2009March 15, 2018 by Tracey Gurd News Just In: RUF Appeals Judgment Handed Down in Freetown Today, Upholds Sentences …Registry press release giving an overview of the RUF Appeals Judgment here: http://www.sc-sl.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=HEuoXydNgQ4%3d&tabid=53 (or simply by going to the home page of the Special Court at www.sc-sl.org which currently has…
Thomas Lubanga October 14, 2009September 2, 2020 by Rachel Irwin Lubanga defense case delayed …if we don’t know the charges brought against the accused,” Catherine Mabille, Lubanga’s lead lawyer, told judges. In a recent interview with the Lubanga Trial website, Mabille lambasted their July…
Charles Taylor October 1, 2009March 15, 2018 by Tracey Gurd Your Questions Wanted During The Recess …our best to get answers to you. We already have a couple of questions which we are working on – Noko4 has asked about the Liberian travel bans and John…
Charles Taylor September 28, 2009March 5, 2014 by Alpha Sesay Taylor Did Not Know of Sierra Leone Attack Plans, Nor Order A Rebel Attack On Guinea, He Says …Liberians at his disposal for that purpose rather than using Sierra Leonean rebel forces. “It was in my best interest to attack Guinea but why not use Liberians for that?”…