Tag: Gibril Massaquoi

Mr Massaquoi is the first of six alleged perpetrators to face trial in Liberia’s civil wars to be acquitted.

The proceedings ended on Friday, with the Court only able to hear nine of the eleven witnesses it had scheduled ...

Another defence witness told the Court on Thursday that Gibril Massaquoi did come to Liberia for peace talks to end ...

“Defence 10” told the Turku Court of Appeal of Finland that Gibril Massaquoi was taken into the house as a ...

X-9 alleged that ex-Revolutionary United Front (RUF) commander, Gibril Massaquoi, abducted him from his school in Sierra Leone and forced ...

“There is no shortage of victims of witnesses in Liberia. Witness L-1 accusation is an insult to victims of the ...

“He (Massaquoi) used to catch people and put them in the house and burn them,” said Soldier 13.

The biggest defence of Gibril Massaquoi is that he was not in Liberia during the time prosecutors say he committed ...

“My job was just to locate the witnesses and get their contacts and turn them over to the FBI. Some ...

Finnish Turku Court of Appeals has heard over fifty witnesses in Monrovia.

The witness told the court that he got to know Mr Massaquoi in Lofa when the RUF soldiers entered Liberia.

“They tied them up, took their clothes off and naked them,” said Civilian 22. “He (Massaquoi) gave orders that they ...

Massaquoi has denied all the charges.

“I heard people yelling because of the fire,” said soldier 50, who claimed he was an officer of the Anti-Terrorist ...

Mr Massaquoi has always denied the charges against him, yet prosecution witnesses have continued to link him to the crimes.

“I can never forget that name Gabriel Massaquoi until I die,” said “Civilian 43.”

Says he gave “shoot and kill” orders at Waterside.

The witnesses claimed Mr Massaquoi and other RUF soldiers came to Liberia to provide a backup for forces of then-President ...

He told the court that Mr Massaquoi carried out many atrocities in Waterside, which was his control area.

The first witness, a former RUF fighter, assured the court Mr Massaquoi was at the Waterside massacre.

The witness, called by the prosecution told the Turku Appeal Court Marzah had gone to stop Massaquoi over the issue ...

But she retorted and said “No, I didn’t say that. If I say that then I forget. This has taken ...

Kimmo Vanne, presiding judge of the Turku Appeals Court which is hearing the case, said proceedings will be open to ...

“You are Kundi,” the man said turning to look at Kamara directly, barely containing his obvious emotion and rage.

The judge said prosecutors had failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Massaquoi committed the crimes of rape, ritual ...