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4/26/12

The Netherlands - International Court Of Justice: Charles Taylor convicted of Sierra Leone war crimes

A United Nations-backed court in The Hague has convicted former Liberian president Charles Taylor of war crimes.

The 64-year-old was found guilty of “aiding and abetting” rebel fighters who waged an 11-year civil war in neighbouring Sierra Leone.

Taylor is the first head of state convicted by an international court since the post-World War II Nuremberg trials. He is likely to be sentenced by the end of May and will serve his prison term in Britain.

For More: Charles Taylor convicted of Sierra Leone war crimes | euronews, world news

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