British supermodel Naomi Campbell may not be photographed on the street without her permission. This was the ruling of the judges currently presiding over the trial, for war crimes, of former Liberian leader Charles Taylor in the southern Dutch town of Leidschendam.
“There are,” said the judges of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL), “legitimate reasons for concern regarding Ms Campbell’s safety and privacy, due to her public recognition and the extreme media attention focussed on her testimony.”
Ms Campbell, who at first did not want to attend the trial and had to be issued with a summons – and threatened with a jail sentence if she ignored it – to do so, requested the security measures herself.
Chief SCSL prosecutor Brenda Hollis is hoping that Ms Campbell will confirm that she received a ‘blood diamond’ from Mr Taylor.
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