Freetown — A member of Special Court Defense team, Charles Jalloh Thursday condemned the transfer of former warlord and Special Court indictee Charles Ghankay Taylor to The Hague.

He argued that there is no evidence to prove that Taylor's presence in Sierra Leone is a security threat.

Taylor, he said, if tried in Sierra Leone, will have easy access to members of his family and witnesses.

Charles Jalloh asserted that the former warlord, "is still innocent" until he is proved guilty by the court.

Jalloh who was speaking at the Marry Kingsley Auditorium during a symposium organized by the Fourah Bay College Human Rights Clinic claimed most Sierra Leoneans have already convicted Taylor even before the court starts trying him.

He encouraged the public to wait for the outcome of the court's verdict, which would prove whether Taylor is innocent or guilty.

"Article 17 of the Rules states that all accused remain innocent until proven guilty," he maintained adding that Taylor's rights as an accused are also entrenched in that same Article which includes fair judgment and the right of a defender.

He says if an accused has no means to acquire the services of a lawyer, the court would provide him with a legal counsel.

Special Court Deputy Prosecutor, Christopher Staker maintained the evidences against Taylor are based on actual facts.

Staker on his part called for Taylor's trial outside West Africa.