A former radio operator in the Special Security Services (SSS) unit in Liberia, who has refuted the evidence of prosecution witnesses and Revolutionary United Front (RUF) radio operators, could be the final witness to testify as a defense witness for Charles Taylor, defense lawyers for the former Liberian president have informed the Special Court for [...]
September
3
2010
As He Disputes The Evidence Of RUF Radio Operators, Liberian Radio Operator Could Be The Final Witness For Charles Taylor
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September
3
2010
As Prosecutors Commence The Cross-Examination Of DCT-008, Defense Lawyers Indicate That He Could Be The Final Witness For Charles Taylor
As prosecutors commenced the cross-examination of Charles Taylor’s 20th defense witness in The Hague today, defense lawyers for the former Liberian president indicated that the witness could be the final defense witness to give oral testimony in court. The decision that DCT-008 could be the final witness to testify for Mr. Taylor was communicated in [...]
September
3
2010
Charles Taylor Monthly Trial Report: July 2010
Dear readers – please find below a monthy 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. 1. Overview Trial Chamber II at the [...]
September
2
2010
Defense Lawyers Conclude The Direct Examination Of Witness DCT-008 And Prosecutors Commence Cross-Examination Tomorrow
Defense lawyers for Charles Taylor today concluded the direct examination of the former Liberian president’s 20th defense witness. The witness’s direct examination was concluded mostly in private session as defense lawyers focused on discussing certain issues and submission of exhibits that, if discussed in public, would disclose the identity of the witness and the identities of [...]
September
1
2010
Liberian Radio Operator Disputes The Evidence Of RUF Radio Operators
Charles Taylor’s 20th defense witness, a former radio operator first in the National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL) rebel group and then in the Special Security Service (SSS) unit of Mr. Taylor’s government, today disputed the evidence of several Revolutionary United Front (RUF) radio operators, who in 2008 testified before the Special Court for Sierra Leone about [...]
The prosecution witness and former member of Charles Taylor’s National Patriotic Front of Liberia (NPFL) rebel group, Joseph Zig Zag Marzah, did not have physical proximity to the former Liberian president, a former radio operator attached to Mr. Taylor’s Special Security Service (SSS) unit told the Special Court for Sierra Leone judges in The Hague today. In 2008, Mr. [...]
August
30
2010
Charles Taylor’s Former Vice President Moses Blah Ordered The Execution Of RUF Commander Sam Bockarie, Witness Says
Charles Taylor’s former Vice President Moses Blah ordered the execution of a Sierra Leonean rebel commander in Liberia who was already a subject of an indictment issued by the Special Court for Sierra Leone in 2003, a former radio operator in Charles Taylor’s Special Security Services (SSS) unit today told the Special Court for Sierra Leone [...]
August
30
2010
Charles Taylor Monthly Trial Report: June 2010
Dear readers – please find below a monthy summary of the Taylor trial for June 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. 1. Overview Trial Chamber II at the [...]
August
28
2010
As Issa Sesay Concludes His Testimony, Liberian Radio Operator Takes The Witness Stand
Convicted former interim leader of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebel group, Issa Hassan Sesay this week concluded his testimony as Charles Taylor 19th defense witness, during which he not only apologised to the people of Sierra Leone for his role in the Sierra Leonean conflict, but also told Special Court for Sierra Leone judges [...]
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 [...]
