Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Former Liberia President Charles Taylor sentenced to 50 years

Former Liberia President.,Charles Taylor.PHOTO/File

International judges sentenced former Liberian President Charles Taylor to 50 years in prison Wednesday, saying he was responsible for "some of the most heinous and brutal crimes recorded in human history" by arming and supporting Sierra Leone rebels in return for "blood diamonds."

The 64-year-old former president is the first former head of state convicted by an international war crimes court since World War II and judges said they

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