Former Liberian President Charles Taylor currently serving 50 years sentence in the United Kingdom for war crimes committed in neighboring Sierra Leone could be eligible for an early release upon serving two-third of his prison time in jail.
Taylor has spent 8 years in prison, and if the court were to consider his 6 years in detention, would by now be counting nearly 15 years against his 50.
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