Tag Archives: Courtenay Griffiths

Liberia: Power Play or Justcie -Defense Says Taylor?s Trial ?Deeply Flawed?

June 4, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

After six years of labyrinthine trial that drew strange witnesses from halfway around the globe, the 3-man Trial Chamber II of the Special Court of Sierra Leone, late last month, sentenced former Liberian president Charles Taylor to 50 years in … read more »

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Witnesses paid to testify against me, Says Charles Taylor

May 16, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Leidschendam – Convicted war criminal and former Liberian president Charles Taylor said during his sentencing hearing on Wednesday that he sympathises with victims of the civil war in Sierra Leone he helped foment, and asked judges to render their sentence … read more »

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Charles Taylor’s lawyer to argue his sentencing

May 16, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The Hague – Sierra Leone’s UN-backed war crimes court will hear arguments on Wednesday on the sentencing of Liberian warlord Charles Taylor, who has been convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Prosecutors before the Special Court for Sierra … read more »

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Liberia’s Taylor claims political process

March 9, 2011 by benim

Leidschendam – Liberian ex-president Charles Taylor’s lawyer on Wednesday dismissed his war crimes trial as a political conspiracy and said Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi should have been in the dock. Alleging “selective” prosecution, Courtenay Griffiths reminded the Special Court for Sierra … read more »

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Judge boycotts Taylor hearing

February 25, 2011 by benim

Leidschendam – A disciplinary hearing for the chief defence lawyer for former Liberian president Charles Taylor was adjourned after just seven minutes on Friday because one of the judges refused to attend. The hearing by the Special Court for Sierra … read more »

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Taylor Walks Out of War Crimes Trial

February 8, 2011 by benim

Former Liberian president Charles Taylor and his lawyer walked out of his war crimes trial Tuesday, following a dispute with the judges. The Special Court for Sierra Leone had rejected a written summary of the defense’s case, saying the deadline … read more »

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