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Weah encourages the Liberia War Tribunal

Published on : 27 April 2010 - 12:08pm | By Sophie van Leeuwen (Photo: Sophie van Leeuwen)
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The Liberian soccer star George Weah supports the creation of a Special Court for Liberia. "The creation of a Tribunal is a beautiful thing," said Weah in an interview with Radio Netherlands. The former football player hopes to become the new president of Liberia.
 
Liberia is considering the possibilities of creating a Special Court for war crimes which took place between 1989 and 2003 in Liberia and Sierra Leone and killed a quarter of a million people.
 
Since 2006, the former Liberian President Charles Taylor is being tried by the Special Court for Sierra Leone in The Hague (Netherlands). He is charged only for crimes committed in Sierra Leone.
 
George Weah told Radio Netherlands that in case of acquittal, Charles Taylor would always be welcome in Liberia.

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