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Liberia: Former Liberia Warlord Given 20 Years' Jail for War Crimes
RFI, 19 June 2021
A Swiss court has handed a 20-year sentence to convicted warlord Alieu Kosiah, the first Liberian to be convicted of war crimes committed during the two civil wars between 1989 and… Read more »
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Liberia: Switzerland - Kosiah Convicted in First Universal Jurisdiction Trial
JusticeInfo.net, 21 June 2021
On June 18, after three months of deliberations, judges of the Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona found former Liberian warlord Alieu Kosiah guilty of war crimes in the first… Read more »
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Liberia: Landmark Swiss Conviction for Wartime Atrocities
HRW, 18 June 2021
Switzerland and Liberia Should Build on Important Progress Read more »
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Liberia: Swiss Court to Decide Alieu Kosiha's Fate Today
FrontPageAfrica, 18 June 2021
The Swiss Court hearing war crimes case of Alieu Kosiah, a former ULIMO commander, is expected to give a verdict in the case today. Read more »
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Liberia: Alieu Kosiah Case - Verdict Date Announced
FrontPageAfrica, 19 May 2021
Alieu Kosiah, former ULIMO commander, stood trial in Bellinzona, Switzerland, for four weeks in December 2020 and in February 2021 for the crimes he allegedly committed in Lofa… Read more »
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Liberia: Kosiah's Defense Cites Plaintiffs' 'Errors' in Final Arguments
FrontPageAfrica, 4 March 2021
The defense team of Alieu Kosiah has pointed to "errors" and "contradictions" between stories witnesses told Swiss investigators in the war crimes case and the testimonies they… Read more »
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Liberia: Kosiah Accusers Ask for Ld1.5 Million Each
FrontPageAfrica, 3 March 2021
All seven Liberians who filed the war crimes lawsuit against Alieu Kosiah in Switzerland are asking for 8,000 Swiss Francs or roughly LD1.5 million each in compensation. Read more »