The US$71,000 economic sabotage case, involving Liberia Telecommunications Corporation (LTA) former Chairman Albert Bropleh, resumed in Tubmanburg, Bomi County, Tuesday, August 31, 2010, with the cour

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A month/y summary of the Taylor trial for July 2010 written by Elena Marrs at the UC Berkeley War Crimes Studies Center. The views and opinions expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the Open Society Justice Initiative.

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Liberia: Charles Taylor Monthly Trial Report – July 2010 AllAfrica.com When Defense counsel asked why the delegation had not been sent to Liberia, the Witness told the Court that, at the time, Sankoh was "unhappy …

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A monthly summary of the Taylor trial for June 2010 by written by Elena Marrs at the University of California- Berkeley War Crimes Studies Center.

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In concluding his evidence today as the 19th defense witness for Charles Taylor, Issa Hassan Sesay, the convicted former interim leader of the Sierra Leonean rebel group which Mr. Taylor is accused of supporting, used the opportunity to apologise to the people of Sierra Leone for his role in the conflict and the actions of his Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebel group.

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Former Liberian president Charles Taylor had no knowledge that his Director of Special Security Services had a close friendship with a Sierra Leonean rebel commander in 1998, a Liberian national testifying on behalf of Mr. Taylor told the Special Court for Sierra Leone judges in The Hague today.

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Telegraph.co.uk

Mixed fortunes for Taylor at Hague trial Daily Nation (blog) Presumably, his “sacrifice” to step down as Liberia's president surpassed suspicions. Handing him over for trial became a “betrayal. … Blood diamonds and Charles Taylor: the inside storyTelegraph.co.uk Sierra Leone: Mia Farrow And Carole White Contradict Naomi Campbell's TestimonyAllAfrica.com When Fame Mingles With AtrocityPittsburgh Post Gazette Sydney Morning Herald -Times of India -OCRegister all 382 news articles »

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RIA Novosti

US Judge Sets February Trial for International Drug Smuggling Case Voice of America They were arrested in Liberia in late May and were brought to New York to face the drug trafficking charges. When the charges against the men were announced … US drug trafficking trial of Russian pilot set for FebruaryRIA Novosti US court to start hearing case of suspected Russian cocaine-smuggling pilotRIA Novosti Pre-trial hearings in Russian pilot'sThe Voice of Russia all 5 news articles »

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CBC.ca

War crimes trial BBC News The one-time president of Liberia was handed over to Irish soldiers representing the United Nations and found himself in custody for the first time. … Taxpayers paying freight in war crimes trialSan Francisco Chronicle Naomi Campbell says "nothing to gain" from diamondsReuters Who really controls Africa's 'blood-diamond' trade?Workers World The Associated Press -CNN (blog) -ZDNet (blog) all 3,627 news articles »

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CNN

Taxpayers paying freight in war crimes trial San Francisco Chronicle Note to prosecutors: If your case hinges on a supermodel – one who says she never heard of "a country called Liberia" until she met Taylor at a 1997 charity … Naomi Campbell says "nothing to gain" from diamondsReuters War crimes court investigates pirated videosThe Associated Press Who really controls Africa's 'blood-diamond' trade?Workers World CNN (blog) -ZDNet (blog) -AllAfrica.com all 3,582 news articles »

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