Liberia: Taylor is to appeal against jail term

  1. Posted on Tuesday 19 June 2012 - 10:00
    AfricaNews editor
    AfricaNews Monitoring Team with files from BBC
    Liberia's ex-President Charles Taylor is to appeal against his conviction by a UN-backed war crimes court, his lawyers say. He was jailed for 50 years for aiding and abetting rebels in Sierra Leone during the 1991-2002 civil war. Taylor, 64, was found to have supplied weapons to the Revolutionary United Front rebels in exchange for a constant flow of so-called blood diamonds.
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    Taylor's lawyers submitted the document to the Special Court for Sierra Leone.

    At the time of his sentencing, his lawyer told the BBC he would launch an appeal - Taylor insists he is innocent.

    The court said in a brief statement that Taylor's defence lawyers have now filed a formal notice of their intention to do so, AP reports.

    When convicting Taylor, Judge Richard Lussick said: "While Mr Taylor never set foot in Sierra Leone, his heavy footprint is there."

    "The lives of many more innocent civilians in Sierra Leone were lost or destroyed as a direct result of his actions," the judge said.

    If his appeal fails, Taylor will serve his sentence in a British jail.

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