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Court finds Charles Taylor guilty of aiding rebels; sentencing set for May
However, prosecutors failed to prove he had command over the rebels, said Justice Richard Lussick of the Special Court for Sierra Leone. A stoic Taylor -- dressed in a charcoal gray suit , a white shirt and a burgundy tie -- stood quietly as the judge
Updated: 04/26/2012 08:41A
War crimes: Charles Taylor's wife awaits verdict in Monrovia mansion
Taylor is the first African former head of state to go on trial in a UN-backed, international court. West Africa analyst Abdou Aine, who heads a Senegal-based think tank, said "international justice is on trial" as well as Taylor.
Updated: 04/26/2012 08:41A
Liberia's Charles Taylor Aided And Abetted War Crimes, Court Finds
Taylor, who faces 11 charges, has been on trial at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands. "The historic verdicts at the Special Court for Sierra Leone," says The Associated Press, "will mark the first time an international tribunal
Updated: 04/26/2012 08:36A
Hague court convicts Taylor of war crimes in Sierra Leone
court convicted former Liberian president Charles Taylor of aiding and abetting war crimes and crimes against humanity, the first time a head of state has been found guilty by an international tribunal since the Nazi trials at Nuremberg.
Updated: 04/26/2012 08:36A
MATL files for route change
The complaint, by 12 landowners argued in Teton County District Court that House Bill 198 (passed by the 2011 Legislature) was unconstitutional. The law served to retroactively grant MATL eminent domain authority. Sixth Judicial District Judge William
Updated: 04/26/2012 08:34A
Pre-trial Hearings Scheduled for Accused Murderer, Former Coach Accused of
Philip Ngoc Nguyen and John Tran Nguyen are both scheduled to appear in court Thursday. By Justin Petruccelli Defendants in two high-profile court cases with Fountain Valley connections are both scheduled to appear in court Thursday.
Updated: 04/26/2012 08:28A
Charles Taylor guilty of S. Leone war crimes
Liberian ex-president Charles Taylor was convicted Thursday of war crimes for arming Sierra Leone's rebels in return for diamonds in the first verdict against a modern former head of state by a global court. Charles Taylor guilty of S. Leone war crimes
Updated: 04/26/2012 08:27A
Charles Taylor Convicted of War Crimes, Crimes Against Humanity
Taylor is the first head of state to be convicted by an international court since the Nuremberg trial in 1946 of Karl Doenitz who briefly ruled Nazi Germany. Lussick said Taylor will be sentenced on May 30. Taylor had pleaded not guilty to the charges
Updated: 04/26/2012 08:26A
Afriani Faces 15 Years For Allegedly Killing 9 in Jakarta Wreck
Afriani Susanti, 29, is guarded by police officers as she enters the West Jakarta District Court on Thursday as her trial begins. (Antara Photo/Reno Esnir) A Jakarta woman accused of killing nine pedestrians while driving under the influence was
Updated: 04/26/2012 08:26A
Afriani Faces 15 Years For Allegedly Killing 9 in Jakarta Wreck
Afriani Susanti, 29, is guarded by police officers as she enters the West Jakarta District Court on Thursday as her trial begins. (Antara Photo/Reno Esnir) A Jakarta woman accused of killing nine pedestrians while driving under the influence was
Updated: 04/26/2012 08:26A
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