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Article: SCSL: Taylor seeks to reopen defence case
Lawyers for former Liberian president Charles Taylor have asked a U.N.-backed war crimes court for permission to reopen their defense case, saying a recently published Security Council report could help clear him of charges he sent...
Article: Sierra Leone: Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, War Criminal?
The judgement in the high-profile trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor is expected within months. Taylor is the first African former head of state to stand trial for war crimes and crimes against humanity. He has pleaded not...
Article: Sierra Leone tribunal hears contempt cases
The United Nations-backed court set up to try suspects indicted for war crimes in Sierra Leone on Friday convicted one of five people facing contempt charges for allegedly attempting to induce witnesses to recant their testimonies, with...
Article: Mandela charity ex-boss cleared over 'blood diamonds'
The former head of the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund was cleared Wednesday of charges of holding rough diamonds that proved pivotal in the war crimes trial of ex-Liberian president Charles Taylor. Tweet
Article: Sierra Leone rebel charged with contempt in Taylor trial
Judges at the Sierra Leone war crimes court (SCSL) have charged a former rebel fighter with contempt of court for trying to bribe prosecution witnesses in the trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor. Tweet
Article: Taylor's lawyer calls the trial "politically motivated"
“Why is Colonel Muammar Gaddafi not in the dock?” Courtenay Griffiths points at the empty seats, next to his client Charles Taylor. The lawyer tries to convince a panel of international judges at the Special Court for Sierra...
Article: Sierra Leone eyes new future as last UN troops go
Twelve years after they arrived during the West African country's devastating civil war, the last United Nations troops officially withdrew from Sierra Leone on Thursday. The main UN peacekeeping contingent - once the largest such...
Article: Charles Taylor trial extended
The trial of the former Liberian President Charles Taylor was extended on Friday. Additional time was given to the defence to appeal against the judges' decision to decline their final summary of evidence. Additionally, the court adjourned...
Article: Taylor absent for closing arguments
Liberian former president Charles Taylor was absent Wednesday for the second day of closing arguments in his trial for arming rebels who killed and maimed thousands in Sierra Leone. "I note the absence of the accused," Judge...
Article: Charles Taylor's lawyer walks out of war crimes court
The defence lawyer for former Liberian President Charles Taylor walked out of the Special Court for Sierra Leone on Tuesday in protest at a decision by judges preventing him from filing a final summary of his evidence. Taylor decided not...
