The Supreme Court of Liberia will shortly decide whether or not to extradite eight Ivoirians back to their homeland to be tried for their alleged involvement in war crimes, including the killing of seven UN peacekeepers.
The Ivorian government in 2012 asked the Liberian Government through the Ministry of Justice to extradite eight of its citizens, alleging that "they have been charged with multiple offenses ranging from rape and mercenarism as well as murder and theft of property."
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