Liberia War Crimes
Kosiah Killed People “for Common” Plaintiff Tells War Crimes Trial
BELLINZONA, Switzerland – Alieu Kosiah killed a man for refusing his order to carry looted goods in the Kolahun region of Lofa…
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Liberia War Crimes
Liberia: ‘Kosiah Ordered Teacher Butchered and Eaten’, Court Hears
BELLINZONA, Switzerland – Alieu Kosiah commanded rebels in mid-1993 to kill a schoolteacher in Foya, Lofa County, and eat his heart, according…
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Liberia: Alleged Victims Tells Swiss Court Kosiah Ordered Killings, Looting
BELLINZONA, Switzerland – A former fighter for the United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy (ULIMO) told the Swiss Criminal Court Tuesday…
Liberia War Crimes
First Witness in Kosiah Trial Says Ex-Rebel General Killed Brother, Six Others
BELLINZONA, Switzerland – The first victim in the war crimes trial of Alieu Kosiah testified on Monday, as the court resumed after…
Liberia War Crimes
War Crimes Trial Finally Comes to Liberia. Will it be the Last?
MONROVIA — Finally, this month a trial over war crimes will start on Liberian soil. It’s been 18 years since the end…
Liberia War Crimes
Second Phase of Alieu Kosiah Trial in Switzerland Starts Today
Geneva – The trial of a former Liberian rebel leader arrested in Switzerland for alleged war crimes during Liberia’s first civil war…
Liberia War Crimes
Frustration Shows on Final Day of Massaquoi Hearing Before Court Moves to Liberia
TAMPERE, Finland – Gibril Massaquoi’s frustration at facing war crimes charges that could send him to jail for life showed on his…
Liberia War Crimes
Liberia: Massaquoi Denies Charges in War Crimes Trial
TAMPERE, Finland – Gibril Massaquoi took the stand for the first time Thursday in his war crimes trial at the Pirkanmaa District…
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Deputy Speaker Supports War Criminal Trials in Liberia But Wants Infrastructure, Legal Processes to be Setup
MONROVIA – Deputy House Speaker Cllr. J. Fonati Kofffa (District #2 Grand Kru County) has expressed his support for the establishment of…
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Liberia: Massaquoi to Testify Thursday as Defense Questions Timing of Alleged Events in Monrovia
TAMPERE, Finland – Prosecution and defense went head-to-head on the reliability of news references to Gibril Massaquoi’s whereabouts at the start the…