Charles Taylor

‘Merchant of Death’ Viktor Bout now part of a deal himself

By JIM HEINTZDecember 9, 2022 GMT

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, who returned home Thursday in a swap for WNBA star Brittney Griner, is widely known abroad as the “Merchant of Death” who fueled some of the world’s worst conflicts.

Paris trial opens over crimes against humanity in Liberia

By SYLVIE CORBET and JONATHAN PAYE-LAYLEHOctober 10, 2022 GMT

PARIS (AP) — A former Liberian rebel went on trial Monday in Paris on charges of crimes against humanity, torture and acts of barbarism during the West African country’s civil war in the 1990s.

Kunti Kamara, 47, is accused of “complicity in massive and systematic torture and inhumane acts” against civilians in Liberia's Lofa county in 1993-1994, as one of the leaders of the Ulimo armed group.

Jurors picked for trial of Delco man accused of role in Liberia war crimes

June 11, 2018 GMT

By Staff

A jury of eight men and four women was selected Monday to decide the fate of a Delaware County man who federal prosecutors say oversaw brutal atrocities committed during Liberia’s first civil war and later lied about it while seeking U.S.

UK police charge ex-wife of Liberian leader with torture

June 2, 2017 GMT

LONDON (AP) — British police have charged the ex-wife of Liberia's former president with torture offenses...

Charles Taylor to serve sentence in Britain

By MIKE CORDEROctober 10, 2013 GMT

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Former Liberian president Charles Taylor, who was convicted for sponsoring atrocities in Sierra Leone, will serve his 50-year sentence in a British prison, Justice Minister Jeremy Wright announced Thursday in a letter to Parliament.