Taylor held $5B in US banks during presidency: SCSL chief prosecutor
May 2, 2008
[JURIST] Former Liberian President Charles Taylor [SCSL case materials; JURIST news archive] controlled about five billion dollars held at two US banks during his presidency, Special Court for Sierra Leone [official website] head prosecutor Stephen Rapp told the BBC Friday. It is unclear what.... [more] 
Former Liberia militia commander testifies at Taylor war crimes trial
March 12, 2008
[JURIST] A former militia commander testified Wednesday before the Special Court for Sierra Leone [official website] at the war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor [BBC profile; JURIST news archive], describing scare tactics used by Taylor to intimidate the population and.... [more]
Taylor trial key witness in hiding: SCSL chief prosecutor
February 28, 2008
[JURIST] A key witness in the war crimes trial [JURIST report] of former Liberian President Charles Taylor [SCSL case materials; JURIST news archive] has been moved into hiding after being threatened for testifying before the Special Court for Sierra Leone [official website], chief prosecutor.... [more]
Sierra Leone war crimes court upholds prison sentences for AFRC junta leaders
February 22, 2008
[JURIST] The appeals chamber of the UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone [official website] on Friday upheld the sentences [press release, PDF] of three former leaders of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council [MIPT backgrounder; SCSL case materials] who were convicted of crimes against.... [more]
Taylor defense set for January war crimes trial resumption
December 11, 2007
[JURIST] Prosecution and defense lawyers said Tuesday that they will be ready to present evidence when the war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor [SCSL case materials; JURIST news archive] resumes in January at the Special Court for Sierra Leone [official website]. Taylor's.... [more]
Sierra Leone war crimes court sentences former militia leaders
October 9, 2007
[JURIST] The Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) [official website] Tuesday sentenced [press release, PDF] two former leaders of Sierra Leone's Civil Defense Forces (CDF) [SCSL case materials] - Moinina Fofana and Allieu Kondewa - to six and eight years imprisonment, respectively. The sentences.... [more]
Sierra Leone war crimes court delays Taylor trial until January 2008
August 20, 2007
[JURIST] The Special Court for Sierra Leone [official website] on Monday delayed the trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor [BBC profile; SCSL case materials] until January 7, 2008 in order to provide Taylor's new defense team [JURIST report] more time to prepare. The trial [JURIST news.... [more]
Sierra Leone war crimes court postpones Taylor trial again
August 13, 2007
[JURIST] The Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) [official website; JURIST news archive] announced the further postponement of court proceedings in the trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor [BBC profile; SCSL case materials] Monday, granting a request by Taylor's new defense team.... [more]
Sierra Leone war crimes court convicts two former militia leaders
August 2, 2007
[JURIST] The Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) [official website] convicted two former leaders of Sierra Leone's Civil Defense Forces [SCSL case materials] militia Thursday, finding Moinina Fofana and Allieu Kondewa [TrialWatch profiles] guilty on four counts [press release, PDF] of "murder,.... [more]
Sierra Leone war crimes court sentences junta leaders to prison
July 19, 2007
[JURIST] The UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) [official website] Thursday sentenced three former leaders of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council [MIPT backgrounder] to at least 45 years of imprisonment each [hearing transcript, PDF; press release, PDF]. Brima Bazzy Kamara was.... [more]
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