Showing posts with label Sierra Leone. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sierra Leone. Show all posts

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Sierra Leone trial: 80 years urged for Charles Taylor


Prosecutors in the trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor have said he should be handed an 80-year sentence following his war crimes conviction in The Hague last week.
In a brief, the team told the Special Court for Sierra Leone the "extreme magnitude" of the crimes he committed warranted the long-term sentence.
The 64-year old was found guilty on 11 counts, including rape and murder, relating to the Sierra Leone civil war.