Liberia:   Supermodel Naomi Campbell Subpoenaed, Prosecutors to Reopen Case

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 2 July 2010

British supermodel Naomi Campbell is to be served a subpoena and compelled to testify on July 29 in the trial of Charles Taylor about an alleged diamond gift she received from the… Read more »

Liberia:   Taylor Trial Judges Call Supermodel Naomi Campbell to Testify

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 1 July 2010

British Supermodel Naomi Campbell should be served a subpoena to testify in the Charles Taylor trial about an alleged diamond gift she received from Mr. Taylor in South Africa in… Read more »

Liberia:   Supermodel Naomi Campbell to Testify Against Taylor?

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 30 June 2010

Prosecutors can reopen their case against former Liberian president, Charles Taylor, paving the way for them to try to bring star-studded witnesses - including supermodel Naomi… Read more »

Liberia:   Witness Denies Receiving Monetary Payments From Special Court Officials

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 28 June 2010

Charles Taylor's defense witness today denied prosecution suggestions that he received money from court officials as an incentive to testify before taking the witness stand on… Read more »

Liberia:   Witness Testifies About Her Support and Loyalty to Foday Sankoh and the RUF

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 26 June 2010

A Sierra Leonean business woman who helped in recruiting fighters to invade Sierra Leone in 1991 this week concluded her testimony as Charles Taylor's 18th witness, telling Special… Read more »

Liberia:   Prosecutors Say Witness's Written Statements And Oral Testimony Have Been Inconsistent

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 25 June 2010

Prosecutors today pointed out that there have been several inconsistences in the written statements made to defense lawyers and the oral testimony given in court by Charles… Read more »

Liberia:   Witness Says She Was Not Loyal to Taylor

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 24 June 2010

Charles Taylor's defense witness today said her efforts to help Sierra Leonean rebel fighters during the country's 11-year war were motivated purely by loyalty to one man: rebel… Read more »

Liberia:   Witness Provided Assistance to the RUF

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 23 June 2010

A Sierra Leonean businesswoman testifying for Charles Taylor said today that while she helped Sierra Leonean rebels during the country's 11 years civil conflict, she did not assist… Read more »

Liberia:   Witness Never Saw Or Heard of Taylor's Support to the RUF

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 23 June 2010

A witness for Charles Taylor said today that she neither saw nor heard any evidence that the former Liberian president provided support to Sierra Leonean rebels during the… Read more »

Sierra Leone:   Witness Encouraged RUF Rebels to Join the AFRC in 1997, She Says

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 22 June 2010

A woman who said she helped the Sierra Leonean rebels during the country's 11-year brutal war today said she also persuaded them to come out of the bush and join disgruntled Sierra… Read more »

Sierra Leone:   Witness Did Not Hear of Charles Taylor's Involvement in Recruitment

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 19 June 2010

A Sierra Leonean woman who helped top Sierra Leonean rebels in recruiting and training fighters in Liberia this week told Special Court for Sierra Leone that as far as she knew,… Read more »

Sierra Leone:   RUF Used Diamonds to Purchase Arms And Ammunition From Guinean Soldiers, Witness Says

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 18 June 2010

Rebel forces fighting to take power in Sierra Leone from 1991 to 2002 used the country's diamonds to purchase arms and ammunition from military officers in neighboring Guinea, a… Read more »

Liberia:   Witness Says, ECOMOG Peacekeepers Were Involved in Business Transactions

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 17 June 2010

West African peacekeepers sold diesel supplies to Sierra Leonean rebel forces as they prepared to launch an attack on their country from Liberia in the early 1990s, a defense… Read more »

Liberia:   Former Liberian Vice President's Wife Ends Testimony

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 14 June 2010

The wife of Liberia's former vice president today maintained her testimony that her husband's death was from illness, not from torture at the hands of Charles Taylor's security… Read more »

Liberia:   Judges Grant Prosecution Request

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 10 June 2010

Today, judges pushed back the cross-examination of a former Liberian fighter for another 11 days, as prosecutors prepare to challenge his account of the role foreign agents played… Read more »

Liberia:   Witness Says, She Recieved Calls From People Asking To Speak To Taylor

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 9 June 2010

A Liberian business woman testifying on behalf of Charles Taylor today told Special Court for Sierra Leone judges in The Hague that she received phone calls from several people… Read more »

Liberia:   Sierra Leone and Guinea Helped In The Formation of LURD

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 8 June 2010

Charles Taylor’s defense lawyers presented two witnesses before Special Court for Sierra Leone judges today.  One, a former fighter in Liberia and Sierra Leone, … Read more »

Liberia:   ECOMOG Mobilized ULIMO Fighters To Fight Taylor

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 7 June 2010

Charles Taylor’s 15th defense witness commenced his testimony today, telling the Special Court for Sierra Leone judges that Nigerian led West African peacekeepers mobilized… Read more »

Liberia:   Defense Witness Questioned About The Death Of Sam Dokie

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 4 June 2010

Prosecutors today questioned a defense witness for Charles Taylor about the death of Liberian politician Samuel Dokie ,who was allegedly assassinated alongside his family in 1997… Read more »

Liberia:   Prosecutors Agrees with Defense Witness that Taylor Lied Under Oath

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 3 June 2010

Charles Taylor lied in his testimony when he told Special Court for Sierra Leone judges in The Hague that he had not negotiated to have a senior Sierra Leonean rebel commander, who… Read more »

Liberia:   Witness Says, Taylor Didnt Sent NPFL Fighters in Sierra Leone

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 3 June 2010

Liberian members of Charles Taylor's rebel group who assisted Sierra Leonean rebels during the West African country's civil conflict were not sent by the former Liberian president,… Read more »

Liberia:   RUF Paid ECOMOG Officer For Supply Of Arms and Ammunition

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 1 June 2010

Sierra Leone’s rebel leader paid an amount of 30,000 United States Dollars to a West African peacekeeping military officer who was based in Liberia as payment for the supply… Read more »

Liberia:   Prosecutors Tell Judges Not to Reopen Case Against Taylor

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 31 May 2010

Prosecutors should not be allowed to reopen their case against Charles Taylor and the court should not issue a subpoena order for supermodel Naomi Campbell, defense lawyers for the… Read more »

Liberia:   Former Radio Operator Contradicted Taylor's Account About NPFL Radio

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 21 May 2010

A defense witness and former radio operator for Charles Taylor's rebel group in Liberia today contradicted the former president's account about the existence of radio stations… Read more »

Liberia:   Prosecutors Seek Supermodel Naomi Campbell Subpoena

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 20 May 2010

Prosecutors in the trial of Charles Taylor have today filed a motion to call three additional witnesses before Special Court for Sierra Leone Trial Chamber judges as evidence in… Read more »

Liberia:   Prosecution Witness Was A Desperate Man Seeking Assistance, Defense Witness Says

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 19 May 2010

A defense witness for Charles Taylor today described a former radio operator for Sierra Leonean rebel forces who testified against the former Liberian president as a… Read more »

Liberia:   Witness Says, Areas Controlled by Rebels Were the Safest Place For Civilians

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 18 May 2010

Areas controlled by Charles Taylor’s rebel forces were the safest zones for civilians during the Liberian conflict, according to a witness testifying in defense of the former… Read more »

Liberia:   Witness Lied to the TRC About His NPFL History

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 18 May 2010

Prosecutors today sought to impeach the credibility of Charles Taylor's defense witness by pointing out that he has not been truthful about how he was recruited into Mr. Taylor's… Read more »

Liberia:   Witness Accuse Joseph Zig Zag Marzah Of Lying

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 12 May 2010

Prosecution witness and former member of Charles Taylor’s rebel group, Joseph Zig Zag Marzah, did not have a sound mind, he took drugs, he was never close to Mr. Taylor, and… Read more »

Liberia:   Taylor Executed NPFL Commanders For Selling Arms To RUF Rebels

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 11 May 2010

Charles Taylor ordered the execution of commanders in his Liberian rebel group because they sold arms to Sierra Leonean rebel forces, and he ensured that rebel fighters who… Read more »

Liberia:   Court Adjourned For One Day As Charles Taylor Is Absent In Court

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 10 May 2010

The trial of Charles Taylor sitting in The Hague was adjourned on Monday morning and will resume on Tuesday as the former Liberian president was absent in court today. Read more »

Liberia:   Witness Questioned About the Death of A Prisoner Of War

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 7 May 2010

When a defense witness said that Liberian rebel forces killed a wounded Prisoner of War (POW) because he was still considered an enemy soldier, judges in the trial of former… Read more »

Liberia:   Former Soldier Says, Taylor Liberated Nimba County From Samuel Doe

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 6 May 2010

In an effort to bolster Charles Taylor’s defense argument that he was a peacemaker who wanted the best for the Liberia people, today’s witness said Mr. Taylor strove to… Read more »

Liberia:   Witness Says, NPFL Rebels Were Not Mistreated

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 4 May 2010

Reports that Liberian rebel forces loyal to Charles Taylor mistreated civilians during the country's civil conflict are wrong, said a defense witness for the former Liberian… Read more »

Liberia:   Witness Says, NPFL Did Not Scare Civilians With Human Skulls

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 3 May 2010

Claims that Liberian rebel forces displayed human skulls and intestines at checkpoints to terrorize or scare civilians are false, Charles Taylor's defense witness told Special… Read more »

Liberia:   Witness Says, NPFL Commanders Formed a Renegade Group To Fight Against Taylor

CharlesTaylorTrial.com, 29 April 2010

Some commanders in Charles Taylor’s Liberian rebel movement formed a renegade group to undermine the revolution and overthrow Mr. Taylor, a defense witness told the Special… Read more »

Liberia:   Taylor Refused to Attend His Trial in Protest Against Treatment By Dutch Security Personnel

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 28 April 2010

Charles Taylor today refused to attend his trial in protest of security measures by Dutch security personnel responsible for taking him from his detention facility to the courtroom… Read more »

Liberia:   Witness Says, RUF Fighters Were Not Recruited From NPFL Cells

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 27 April 2010

Stories of Sierra Leone's rebel leader recruiting his fighters from jail cells under the control of Mr. Taylor's rebel forces in Liberia are false, a defense witness told the… Read more »

Liberia:   Witness Says, Members of the RUF Never Communicated With Taylor

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 26 April 2010

Liberians who formed part of Sierra Leone’s rebel forces that wreaked havoc in the war-torn West African country were not members of Charles Taylor’s own rebel group… Read more »

Liberia:   Witness Says, Taylor Did Not Give Arms TO RUF To Attack The Diamond Town

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 23 April 2010

Charles Taylor did not provide arms and ammunition to Sierra Leonean rebels to attack Sierra Leone’s diamond rich town of Kono — and diamonds mined by the rebels were… Read more »

Liberia:   Witness Never Saw Taylor Or NPFL Commanders At Camp Nama

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 22 April 2010

Neither Charles Taylor, nor any member of his Liberian rebel group, ever visited the base where Sierra Leonean rebel forces underwent training in Liberia, a defense witness for Mr.… Read more »

Liberia:   Prosecutors Say, Taylor Lied That Rebel Leader Was Not Based At Gbarngha

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 21 April 2010

Prosecutors today said that Charles Taylor lied under oath when he said that Sierra Leone’s rebel leader only visited him in Liberia for a few days, but did not stay there… Read more »

Liberia:   Witness Says Taylor Invited RUF Rebels To Visit in 1995

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 21 April 2010

Charles Taylor invited Sierra Leonean rebels to visit his rebel headquarters in Liberia in 1995, but not to give them military advice, Mr. Taylor's defense witness told Special… Read more »

Liberia:   Witness Says, Civilians Did Not Invade In Sierra Leone

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 19 April 2010

A defense witness for Charles Taylor today claimed he did not see Liberians among the Sierra Leonean rebel forces which attacked the country in 1991. He also dismissed allegations… Read more »

Liberia:   Judges Deny Prosecution Request For Defense Witness Statements

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 16 April 2010

Despite prosecution fears that their case will be “irreparably prejudiced” if they do not gain access to important background statements by Charles Taylor’s… Read more »

Liberia:   Witness Says RUF Leader Caused a Delay in Ending the Sierra Leone Conflict

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 15 April 2010

The conflict in Sierra Leone was prolonged because of the intransigence of the country's rebel leader who did not want a peaceful end to the conflict, a defense witness for Charles… Read more »

Liberia:   Witness Says RUF and Taylor's NPFL Relationship Ended In a Battle in 1992

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 14 April 2010

The relationship between Sierra Leonean rebels and Liberian rebels loyal to Charles Taylor ended in a bloody battle in 1992, a defense witness for the former Liberian president… Read more »

Liberia:   Witness Says Atrocities Committed By The RUF Were Not The Concerns Of Taylor

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 13 April 2010

Atrocities committed by Sierra Leonean rebels during the country’s 11-year civil conflict should not be attributed to Charles Taylor as he had no role to play in them, a… Read more »

Liberia:   Witness Says Paramilitary Groups Were Created Without Taylor's Knowledge

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 1 April 2010

Paramilitary units were established as part of the Liberian security apparatus without the knowledge of former Liberian president Charles Taylor, a defense witness for Mr. Taylor… Read more »

Liberia:   Witness Agreed That RUF Rebels Used Terror to Keep Control

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 31 March 2010

A defense witness for Charles Taylor today agreed with prosecutors that Sierra Leonean rebels used terror to keep themselves under control during Sierra Leone's brutal 11-year… Read more »

Liberia:   Witness Denied That Taylor Send Rebels to Traditional Herbalist

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 30 March 2010

Today's defense witness denied knowledge of Charles Taylor's alleged involvement in sending Liberian traditional herbalists – or "juju" men –to Sierra Leone to perform… Read more »

Liberia:   Defense Witness Says, Taylor Did Not Help Plan The Invasion Of Sierra Leone in 1991

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 26 March 2010

A defense witness for Charles Taylor has told Special Court for Sierra Leone judges in The Hague that a prosecution witness lied in his 2008 evidence when he testified that the… Read more »

Liberia:   Rebels Were Trained in the Country Without Taylor's Assistance

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 25 March 2010

Sierra Leonean rebel fighters were trained in Liberia but not with assistance from Charles Taylor, a defense witness for the former Liberian president told the Special Court for… Read more »

Liberia:   Court Suspends The Cross-Examination of Defense Witness

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 24 March 2010

Based on a request by prosecutors, the Special Court for Sierra Leone judges today suspended the cross-examination of Charles Taylor’s defense witness whose… Read more »

Liberia:   Witness Testified That ULIMO Rebels Supplied Arms and Ammunition To The RUF

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 23 March 2010

A Sierra Leonean witness, who yesterday commenced his testimony in defense of Charles Taylor, has today told the Special Court for Sierra Leone judges that Sierra Leonean rebels… Read more »

Liberia:   Witness Says, Taylor Supported the RUF Only in 1991

CharleTaylorTrial.org, 22 March 2010

Today, a Sierra Leonean witness commenced his testimony in defense of Charles Taylor at the Special Court for Sierra Leone.  The witness told the  judges that the former… Read more »

Liberia:   Witness Denies Taking Bribes From Taylor

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 19 March 2010

Charles Taylor’s defense witness today denied that he was taking bribes in exchange for evidence. Read more »

Sierra Leone:   Witness Says, RUF Rebels Did Not Commit Crimes

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 18 March 2010

Sierra Leonean rebel forces did not commit crimes of rape, nor did they recruit and use children for combat purposes as alleged by prosecutors, Charles Taylor's defense witness… Read more »

Liberia:   Witness Concludes His Direct-Examination in Closed Session

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 17 March 2010

A Liberian witness who has been testifying in defense of former Liberian president Charles Taylor today concluded his direct-examination in closed session. Read more »

Liberia:   Witness Says, Sierra Leonean Rebels Captured Weapons From Guinea Soldiers

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 16 March 2010

Sierra Leonean rebel forces captured arms and ammunition from enemy forces and also purchased some from Guinean soldiers, a defense witness for Charles Taylor told Special Court… Read more »

Liberia:   Witness Says Sierra Leonean Rebel Forces Were Trained in Country

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 12 March 2010

A 300-strong force of Liberians and Sierra Leoneans were based in Liberia and trained under a top Sierra Leonean rebel leader before attacking Sierra Leone in 1991, a protected… Read more »

Liberia:   Witness Says, Foday Sankoh Wanted To Free Sierra Leoneans From Politicians

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 11 March 2010

Sierra Leone’s top rebel leader waged a war on the West African country in 1991 to free the people from the misery of the country’s politicians, a Sierra Leonean… Read more »

Liberia:   Foreign Countries Prevented Taylor From Liberating Country

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 10 March 2010

Foreign countries interfered in Charles Taylor's revolution in Liberia and prevented the former president from liberating his people, a witness in Mr. Taylor's defense told Special… Read more »

Liberia:   Taylor Never Gave His Rebels Orders to Kill, Said Witness

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 9 March 2010

A witness defending Charles Taylor today said he never heard of the former Liberian president giving orders to his own rebel forces to kill, rape, loot or burn people's houses, as… Read more »

Liberia:   Witness Says, Taylor Wanted Power To Empower Citizens

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 4 March 2010

Charles Taylor wanted power to empower the Liberian people to develop their country, a defense witness told Special Court for Sierra Leone judges today. Read more »

Liberia:   Witness Says Taylor Did Not Join 1999 Rebel Attack on Freetown

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 3 March 2010

Neither Charles Taylor nor his security forces supported or participated in the Sierra Leonean rebel attack on the country's capital Freetown in 1999, the Special Court for Sierra… Read more »

Liberia:   Witness Claims Prosecutors Misrepresented His Statement

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 2 March 2010

Charles Taylor's defense witness, Mr. Yanks Smythe has said that certain aspects of his  written statement were misrepresented as prosecutors today pointed out inconsistencies… Read more »

Liberia:   Witness says, "Nobody Is Lying"

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 1 March 2010

A defense witness for Charles Taylor has dismissed prosecution assertions that his testimony is contradicting that of the former Liberian president, telling the court that neither… Read more »

Liberia:   Defense Witness Says Taylor Never Used Child Soldiers

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 26 February 2010

Charles Taylor's first defense witness said that prosecution witnesses lied when they testified that the former Liberian president recruited and used children for combat purposes… Read more »

Liberia:   Witness Says Taylor Did Not Receive Diamonds From Rebels

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 25 February 2010

Former Liberian president Charles Taylor did not form or contribute to any plan to commit crimes in neighboring Sierra Leone, nor did he receive any diamonds from Sierra Leonean… Read more »

West Africa:   Witness Denies Taylor Planned to Destabilize Region

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 22 February 2010

Charles Taylor did not formulate a plan to destabilize West Africa, according to the former Liberian president's first witness who said he trained with Mr. Taylor's rebels in Libya… Read more »

Liberia:   Witness Says, Taylor Did Not Send Gambian Fighters to Country

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 23 February 2010

Charles Taylor did not send Gambian fighters to help in the March 1991 rebel attack on Sierra Leone, nor did he use children in combat while he served as leader of rebel forces in… Read more »

Liberia:   Defense Witness Contradicts Taylor's Testimony

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 24 February 2010

Charles Taylor's first witness who is presently testifying in his defense has contradicted the former president's testimony about disciplinary actions taken against the former… Read more »

Liberia:   Taylor Says, Prosecutors Have Not Proven Any Case Against Him

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 19 February 2010

As former Liberian president Charles Taylor wrapped up his testimony today, he had one message for the judges: prosecutors have not proven their case against me. Read more »

Liberia:   Taylor Denies Arms Smuggling Reports

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 17 February 2010

Claims that Charles Taylor secretly smuggled arms and ammunitions into Liberia in 1997 without informing the West African peacekeepers were dismissed as "nonsense" today by the… Read more »

Liberia:   Taylor Denies Working For CIA

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 16 February 2010

Charles Taylor did not work for the United States' top spy agency while he was a rebel leader in Liberia, but did receive sophisticated communication equipment from the agency in… Read more »

Liberia:   Taylor Explains Covert Bank Account

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 15 February 2010

Former Liberian president, Charles Taylor, today described how he evaded a United Nations arms embargo by funneling millions of dollars through a secret personal bank account to… Read more »

Liberia:   Prosecutors Say Taylor Executed Politicians

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 4 February 2010

Charles Taylor executed Liberian politicians whom he perceived as threats to his political ambitions, killed rebels who failed to carry out his orders, and persecuted human rights… Read more »

Liberia:   Taylor Says Conspiracy Brought Him to Court

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 5 February 2010

As the cross-examination of Charles Taylor drew to a close after almost two months, the former Liberian president repeated his claim that a conspiracy by western powers to oust him… Read more »

Liberia:   Prosecutors Question Taylor's Motives for Releasing UN Hostages

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 2 February 2010

When former Liberian president Charles Taylor helped secure the release of United Nations peacekeepers held hostage by Sierra Leonean rebels ten years ago, he was really trying to… Read more »

Liberia:   Prosecutors Say Taylor Suppressed Press Freedom

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 1 February 2010

Former Liberian president Charles Taylor did not tolerate press freedom in Liberia while he served as the West African country's president from 1997 to 2003, prosecutors said today… Read more »

Liberia:   Prosecutors Accuse Taylor of Lying Before Court

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 28 January 2010

Charles Taylor told lies in his direct-examination because he was too desperate to discredit prosecution witnesses while testifying in his own defense, prosecutors told the former… Read more »

Liberia:   Prosecutors Question Taylor About Foreign Bank Accounts

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 27 January 2010

Former Liberian president Charles Taylor was grilled by prosecutors about bank transfers which they say allowed Mr. Taylor to secretly buy weapons while his country was under a… Read more »

Liberia:   Prosecutors Accuse Taylor of Recruiting Child Soldiers

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 26 January 2010

Charles Taylor recruited and used children for military purposes in Liberia and it was therefore no surprise to him to learn that Sierra Leonean rebel forces were also using child… Read more »

Liberia:   Prosecutors Question Taylor About Crimes Committed by His Rebels

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 25 January 2010

Prosecutors today questioned former Liberian president Charles Taylor about crimes committed by his rebel forces during his country's civil conflict. Read more »

Liberia:   Prosecutors Say Taylor Waged War to Regain Power

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 21 January 2010

Prosecutors today told former Liberian president Charles Taylor that he waged a civil war in Liberia not because he wanted to free the Liberian people but because he was desperate… Read more »

Liberia:   Taylor Denies Sending Fighters to Ivory Coast

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 20 January 2010

Charles Taylor did not send fighters to destablize neighbouring Ivory Coast, the accused former Liberian president told Special Court for Sierra Leone judges today. Read more »

Liberia:   Taylor Denies Interfering With Judiciary

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 19 January 2010

As Prosecutors today described Liberia under Charles Taylor's rule as a country in which human rights abuses were rampant and the rule of law was undermined, the former president… Read more »

Liberia:   Taylor Denies Knowing of Rebel Commander's Threats to Citizens

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 18 January 2010

Former Liberian President, Charles Taylor, today denied knowledge of threats by a Sierra Leonean rebel commander to kill fellow citizens if the group's leader was not released from… Read more »

Liberia:   Taylor's Prosecutors Ordered Not To Use New Documents Implicating Naomi Campbell

CharlesTaylorTrial.org, 15 January 2010

Prosecutors cannot use new evidence alleging that former Liberian president Charles Taylor gave supermodel Naomi Campbell a diamond received from Sierra Leone's junta government in… Read more »