Charles Taylor, Ex-Bentley Student, Found Guilty of War Crimes
The former Liberian president was also a student in Newton, was arrested in Somerville, and escaped from prison in Plymouth before he became the first head of state since Nuremberg to be convicted by an international war crimes court.
Former Liberian President Charles G. Taylor was convicted yesterday in The Hague after an international court convicted him on charges that included murder, rape, sexual slavery and enforced amputations. The UK's The Guardian writes: "The first African president to be prosecuted at an international court has been found guilty of aiding and abetting war crimes and crimes against humanity for supporting rebels who carried out atrocities in Sierra Leone in return for "blood diamonds". The historic judgment leaves Charles Taylor...facing a lengthy term in a British prison and will set a precedent that heads of state can no longer consider themselves immune to international justice." But the Liberian-born Taylor spent his college years and …
Rob Loblaw
5:41 pm on Friday, September 21, 2012
Damn... here's some more info about Charles Taylor and the RUF... http://cashfordiamondsusa.com/blog/2012/09/pressure-makes-diamonds/ more ›