 And the trial of former rebel leader Gabriel Masukwai for war crimes committed in Liberia entered a new phase with the first witness hearing in Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone. Gabriel Masukwai, a 51-year-old Sierra Leonean, is on trial for a litany of murders, rapes and torture perpetrated in Liberia by himself or rebels of the Revolutionary United Front between 1999 and 2003. Nicknamed Angel Gabriel, at the time he was a senior member of the RUF, a Sierra Leonean armed group led by Corporal Forday Sonka who was close to former Liberian warlord and later President Charles Taylor. His trial began in early February in Finland where he has lived since 2008 where he was arrested in March of 2020. Do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.