Thursday, September 26, 2013

Court upholds 50-year Prison Sentence for former Liberian President, Charles Taylor

Former Liberia President Charles Taylor. PHOTO/AFP

An international war crimes court upheld the conviction and 50-year sentence of former Liberian President Charles Taylor for aiding rebels in Sierra Leone, ruling Thursday that his financial, material and tactical support fueled horrendous crimes against civilians.

The appeals chamber of the Special Court for Sierra Leone kept the 65-year-old Taylor's conviction on 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including

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