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Will Bemba Lead the ICC to Country? (All Africa)

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:06:19 GMT

There is a legal precedent. The International Criminal Court (ICC) is currently trying Mr Charles Taylor, the former Liberian president who is accused of supporting Foday Sanko's rebel Revolutionary United Front (RUF) of Sierra Leone which, like Jean-Pierre Bemba's Mouvement de Liberation du Congo (MLC), allegedly killed hundreds of thousands of people, maimed many more and illegally...

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Sierra Leone: Justice Jon Kamanda Elected Vice President of Special Court (All Africa)

Fri, 30 May 2008 13:10:29 GMT

Justice Jon Kamanda of Sierra Leone has been unanimously elected Vice President of the Special Court for Sierra Leone.

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Sierra Leone: More Jail Terms for CDF Leaders (All Africa)

Fri, 30 May 2008 09:03:28 GMT

Appeals Chamber of the Special Court for Sierra Leone yesterday increased jail sentences for two former Civil Defence Forces (CDF) leaders after their convictions by the Trial Chamber in October 2007 were overturned.

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Sierra Leone: UN-Backed Court Increases Sentences for Two Former Militia Leaders (All Africa)

Fri, 30 May 2008 07:00:13 GMT

The United Nations-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) today increased the sentences of two former leaders of a pro-Government militia who were convicted last year of war crimes committed during the country's prolonged civil war in the 1990s.

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Austrian jurist elected head of UN-backed tribunal in Sierra Leone (worldwide-news.net)

Fri, 30 May 2008 04:32:45 GMT

An experienced Austrian judge has been chosen as the head of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL), the UN-backed war crimes tribunal said Thursday. Renate Winter was elected to a one-year term as the presiding judge of the appe … Go to news source

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Austrian jurist elected head of UN-backed tribunal in Sierra Leone (People Daily)

Fri, 30 May 2008 04:32:45 GMT

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UN-backed court increases sentences for former militia leaders in Sierra Leone (worldwide-news.net)

Fri, 30 May 2008 04:32:04 GMT

The United Nations-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) Thursday increased last year’s sentences for two former leaders of a pro-Government militia, a UN press release said. Moinina Fofana, who previously received a sentence … Go to news source

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Sierra Leone: UN-backed court increases sentences for two former militia leaders (UN News Centre)

Thu, 29 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT

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Austrian jurist elected new head of UN-backed tribunal in Sierra Leone (UN News Centre)

Thu, 29 May 2008 05:00:00 GMT

An experienced Austrian judge has been chosen as the new President of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL), the United Nations-backed war crimes tribunal set up to deal with the worst abuses during the long civil war in the West African country.

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HRW praises Siera Leone sentencing (News: Moldova.org: Politics)

Wed, 28 May 2008 17:05:00 GMT

A New York-based human rights group is praising a war crimes court in Sierra Leone for rejecting sentence reductions for militia leaders accused of atrocities.The trial chamber in the Special Court for Sierra Leone reduced the sentences of two militia leaders, Moinina Fofana and Allieu Kondewa, accused of atrocities against civilians because they were fighting for a democratic...

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75 Million British Pounds Spent On Taylor's Trial So Far (All Africa)

Wed, 21 May 2008 19:48:26 GMT

A recent report published in the Daily Mail newspaper (UK) made the revelation that such a huge amount of money has been spent so far on the ongoing trial of Charles Taylor at Special Court for Sierra Leone sitting in The Hague.

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Liberia: Former President Blah Cross-Examined in Taylor Trial (All Africa)

Tue, 20 May 2008 11:09:24 GMT

Former President, Moses Z. Blah said the media misquoted him relative to his predecessor, Charles Taylor being not guilty of war crimes in Sierra Leone.

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Liberia: Former President Digs Into Taylor Bloody Past (All Africa)

Fri, 16 May 2008 14:21:37 GMT

On the second day of his testimony, ex-Liberian President Moses Blah has told the war crimes court in The Hague that former President Charles Taylor rejected complaints from Sierra Leone rebels about atrocities committed by his fighters.

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Liberia: Charles Taylor Trial Advances At Sustained Pace (All Africa)

Fri, 16 May 2008 10:28:38 GMT

The testimonies of the prosecution witnesses in the trial of Charles Taylor, former President of Liberia, have been advancing at a sustained pace since January with 26 witnesses out of list of 72 , have already appeared on the stand of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) without interruption.

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Blah Gives More Details (All Africa)

Fri, 16 May 2008 10:12:46 GMT

Liberia's ex-President Charles Taylor rejected complaints from Sierra Leone rebels about atrocities committed by his fighters, his ex-deputy has said.

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WAR CRIMES - LIBERIA - SIERRA LEONE: Liberian commanders 'ate' human innards (France24)

Wed, 14 May 2008 16:16:03 GMT

Moses Blah, Charles Taylor's former deputy, testified in the war crimes trial at The Hague that Liberian rebels ate human innards while serving under Taylor.

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Former Liberian president to testify in The Hague court (The Earth Times Online Newspaper)

Tue, 13 May 2008 06:33:10 GMT

Amsterdam - Former Liberian president Moses Blah is due to testify in an open session of the ongoing trial against Charles Taylor in the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) in The Hague, the court announced in a press statement on Tuesday. In July ...

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Sierra Leone: Special Court Chief Prosecutor On Taylor's 'Stolen' Assets (All Africa)

Mon, 12 May 2008 13:56:14 GMT

Last year the United Nations Security Council agreed to set up a three-member panel of experts to probe into the 'hidden wealth' of the former Liberian President Charles Taylor, who has been accused of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during the 11-year conflict in Sierra Leone. According to the Special Court Chief Prosecutor, Stephen Rapp, experts are trying to uncover...

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Taylor Had $5 Billion in U.S. Banks - BBC Blunder? (All Africa)

Fri, 09 May 2008 12:02:01 GMT

While still considering the various concerns and objections raised by the ongoing trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor in The Hague, including its impact on the current political and justice situation in Liberia and Sierra Leone as well, British Broadcasting Corporation, or BBC as it is commonly known, gave us a shocker on Friday.

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Court chases $375m from Charles Taylor's banks (Mail & Guardian)

Thu, 08 May 2008 13:49:58 GMT

Prosecutors for Sierra Leone's war crimes court are trying to track down $375-million they say vanished from two United States bank accounts held by former Liberian President Charles Taylor when he was forced from power in 2003. But lawyers defending the former warlord challenged prosecutors to produce evidence that Taylor had salted away state funds for his personal use.

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