Liberia: Ex-soldier accuses Gibril Massaquoi of “ordering” burning of civilians alive
“I heard people yelling because of the fire,” said soldier 50, who claimed he was an officer of the Anti-Terrorist ...
Tag: Lofa County
Liberia: Witnesses accuse Gibril Massaquoi of wreaking havoc in Lofa County
“I can never forget that name Gabriel Massaquoi until I die,” said “Civilian 43.”
Finnish War Crimes Court returns to Liberia for Massaquoi appeal
Kimmo Vanne, presiding judge of the Turku Appeals Court which is hearing the case, said proceedings will be open to ...
Kosiah Challenges Legitimacy of ”White” Court to Judge Him Over Liberian War Crimes
After several days of testimony by plaintiffs that alleged he was responsible for crimes of rape, murder, cannibalism, torture and ...
French Court sentences Liberian warlord to life imprisonment
A French court has convicted and sentenced Liberian warlord Kunti Kamara to life in prison for complicity in crimes against ...
“No doubt whatsoever, that’s him,” victim tells judge in Paris war crimes trial
Kunti Kamara is confronted by an alleged victim in day 5 of his Paris trial.
Witness at Massaquoi trial links Charles Taylor to blood diamonds
“We, the Liberian soldiers, used to call him the ‘Black Friday Master’, because he did most of his killing on ...
War Crimes Trial: ‘Angel Gabriel’ ordered 25 children burned alive- Witness
The witness repeats claims by three witnesses who testified that in 2001 Massaquoi had ordered seven women burned alive.
Emotional witness tells war crimes court ‘Angel Gabriel’ burned people alive
The witness says several people were killed by RUF rebels under the command of “Angel Gabriel” who he said is ...
War Crimes: Final witness backs plaintiffs’ allegations Kosiah murdered civilians
Mr Kosiah is charged with 25 counts of murder, cannibalism, rape, sexual enslavement, forced transportation, looting and recruitment of a ...
‘Kosiah raped me four times,’ Swiss court hears
Mr Kosiah is on trial for war crimes committed in Liberia for allegedly including 18 murders ....
Kosiah killed teenage boy on ‘Black Monday’, witness tells judges
Black Mondays only ended when Kosiah’s superiors in the United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy (ULIMO) ordered him to ...
‘Kosiah sat near bucket with human hearts’, plaintiff tells court
Kosiah is the first Liberian to be tried for war crimes in connection to the Liberian Civil War, which killed ...
Kosiah killed people with ease, plaintiff says at war crimes trial
Kosiah is accused of murder, looting, forced transportation, rape, sexual enslavement, recruitment of a child-soldier and cannibalism. He denies the ...
Kosiah ‘ordered teacher butchered, eaten’, alleged victim tells court
Mr Kosiah is accused of murder, cannibalism, sexual enslavement, recruitment of child-soldiers, forced labour and looting in Lofa.
Finland begins trial of Sierra Leonean accused of war crimes in Liberia
A former commander of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), his charges include war crimes and crimes against humanity in Liberia ...
Trial of Massaquoi, Sierra Leonean Suspected of War Crimes in Liberia, Begins
51-year-old Massaquoi is charged with war crimes, including murder and rape. His trial begins in Finland.