Liberia: Taylor's Trial: New Prosecutor Regrets Change Of Venue

26 January 2007

War-crime indictee, former Liberian president Charles Taylor, was flown to The Hague last year on the strength of the argument that his trial in Sierra Leone would jeopardize the peace momentum that was building up in the Mano River Basin.

Taylor's friends, family members, and defense counsels variously and at different times expressed concerns about his right to access to witnesses and family and fair and transparent trial.

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