Liberia: Liberi - Massaquoi Butchered Pregnant Woman to Settle Bet, Court Hears

Monrovia — A woman told the Finnish court hearing the war crimes case of Gibril Massaquoi, the former rebel commander killed a pregnant woman to settle a bet with his men over the sex of the fetus. She said the incident happened in the early 2000s in Monrovia.

"He brought a pregnant woman, and right away he and his boys started to argue whether the unborn child was a boy or girl," the woman, identified as "Civilian 72," the second witness, told the court on Tuesday. (The court has ordered journalists to conceal the witnesses' identities for fear of reprisal and intimidation.) "Within no time, he opened the woman's stomach right before us and took the child out and said 'I told you this child was a girl.'"

...

AllAfrica publishes around 400 reports a day from more than 100 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals, representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct.

Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica. To address comments or complaints, please Contact us.