United Nations, 2 February 2009 - Stephen Rapp, Chief Prosecutor for the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL), has heard on 30 January at The Hague the 91st and final prosecution witness in the war crimes trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor. The Special Court for Sierra Leone was set up jointly by the Government of Sierra Leone and the United Nations. It is mandated to try those who bear the greatest responsibility for serious violations of international humanitarian law and Sierra Leonean law committed in the territory of Sierra Leone since 30 November 1996.
Special Court for Sierra Leone website:
http://www.sc-sl.org/
View the entire press conference (Real Media 28 minutes):
http://webcast.un.org/ramgen/ondemand/pressconference/2009/pc090202am.rm
Read the press release:
http://www.un.org/News/briefings/docs//2009/090202_Sierra_Leone.doc.htm
Its incredible that Charles Taylor is capable of keeping a straight face and spewing such bull shit, in the face of the fact that he insighted people to endless hatered, and contaminated an entire region by forcing young children to become the worst killers in history. The damage of his 'rebellion' has afflicted all of west africa in ways that we can only pray will be resolved in the foreseable future. Good luck to the prosecutors in continuing to prove truth over his lies
VerraStrngNUCF 1 year ago
It's good to see that at least some people in this world are TRYING.
IvanStrelnikov 2 years ago