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Liberia: Blah to Testify in Taylor's Trial Tomorrow


 

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The Inquirer (Monrovia)

12 May 2008
Posted to the web 12 May 2008

Former Liberian President, Moses Blah, is expected to take the witness stand tomorrow in the trial of former Liberian President, Charles Taylor. His appearance on the witness stand will depend on how long the previous witness would take.

The Special Court said Mr. Blah who served as Mr. Taylor's Vice President, will be led in evidence by the Chief Prosecutor of the Special Court , Mr. Stephen Rapp. It will be the first time that Rapp would lead a witness in the Taylor trial.

The witness may provide evidence in relation to the following: personal background information; training received by the accused and Foday Sankoh in Libya in the late 1980; the creation of the NPFL; the composition and command structure of the NPFL from the late 1980 onward among others. Mr. Blah announced recently that he has been subpoena by the special court to testify against his former boss. He told a news conference at the time that if he fails to honor the subpoena, he may face seven years imprisonment by the court.



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