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Thursday, June 03, 2004

Sierra Leone war crimes trial adjourned until Tuesday
Chris Buell at 1:37 PM ET

The first trials for war crimes in the Special Court for Sierra Leone began today, but were later adjourned until next Tuesday after one of the defendants fired his defense counsel. Sam Hinga Norman, one of the three militia leaders on trial, dismissed his attorneys, saying he wanted to represent himself. The opening statement of prosecutor David M. Crane can be found here [PDF]. BBC News has more.



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