Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Europe - Voice of America: Liberia's Taylor Sentenced to 50 Years for War Crimes

Europe - Voice of America
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Liberia's Taylor Sentenced to 50 Years for War Crimes
May 30th 2012, 14:32

PARIS - Former Liberian president Charles Taylor has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for aiding and abetting horrific war crimes committed during Sierra Leone's civil war. Both defense and prosecution are expected to appeal the sentence by an international court in The Hague.  Taylor is expected to serve any jail term in a British prison. Dressed in a dark blue suit and yellow tie, Taylor listened somberly to his sentence that was read by presiding judge Richard Lussick. ...

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