The Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) has sentenced three senior members of the country’s former Armed Forces Revolutionary Council to jail terms ranging from 18 months to two years for contempt in tampering with a former prosecution witness. Two
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Special Court for Sierra Leone: Guilty Verdicts for Witness Tampering
The United Nations-backed court set up to try suspects indicted for war crimes in Sierra Leone today found three senior members of the country’s former Armed Forces Revolutionary Council guilty of contempt for tampering with a former prosecution witness.Santigie…
Security Council Welcomes Taylor Verdict
The Security Council today joined welcomed the guilty verdict handed down against former Liberian President Charles Taylor for crimes against humanity and war crimes committed during Sierra Leone’s civil war. Mr. Taylor, who was found guilty yesterday by the UN-backed…
Sierra Leone
The Security Council this week authorized the withdrawal of United Nations peacekeepers protecting the court trying indicted war criminals in Sierra Leone, handing over responsibility to local forces at the request of the Government of the West African country.Sine 2005,…
Special Court for Sierra Leone Issues Its Final Judgments from Freetown
We received the following press release from the United Nations concerning the last judgment to be handed down the by Special Court for Sierra Leone in the nation of Sierra Leone. The trial of Charles Taylor continues, but in the…
Update on the Special Court for Sierra Leone
We just received the following press release from the United Nations.Top officials from the United Nations-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone today appealed to States for the necessary resources to conclude its work, including the war crimes trial of former…