Sierra Leone: 'RUF Sentences Unfair, Says Defense Counsel

Freetown — Special Court for Sierra Leone yesterday sentenced former leaders of the Revolutionary United Front, RUF Issa Sesay, Morris Kallon and Augustine Gbao to 52, 40 and 25 years respectively.

But the 52 year sentence slammed on the first accused Issa Sesay turned out to be the highest ever handed down by the UN backed hybrid court.

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