Taylor arrives in Hague for trial
Jun. 20 - Charles Taylor, the former president of Liberia arrives in the Netherlands for war crimes trial.
War crimes court officials flew former Liberian President Charles Taylor out of Sierra Leone on a charter jet.
Taylor triggered 14 years of civil war in Liberia when he launched a rebellion from neighbouring Cote d'Ivoire in December 1989 to unseat President Samuel Doe, who was later killed.
Michelle Carlile-Alkhouri reports.
SOUNDBITE: Emmanuel Koffi, Liberian refugee in Ivory Coast saying, (English):
''I believe that every African leader as Charles Taylor they should be tried, their own people have the course of action and giving testimony of what that person has done to them and they will be able to give a physical testimony of what ever he has done, whatever atrocity he has committed.''
SOUNDBITE: Joseph Sandy, Liberian refugee in Ivory Coast saying, (English):
''It's better that Taylor goes to the Hague, especially in for the West Africa region.
War crimes court officials flew former Liberian President Charles Taylor out of Sierra Leone on a charter jet.
Taylor triggered 14 years of civil war in Liberia when he launched a rebellion from neighbouring Cote d'Ivoire in December 1989 to unseat President Samuel Doe, who was later killed.
Michelle Carlile-Alkhouri reports.
SOUNDBITE: Emmanuel Koffi, Liberian refugee in Ivory Coast saying, (English):
''I believe that every African leader as Charles Taylor they should be tried, their own people have the course of action and giving testimony of what that person has done to them and they will be able to give a physical testimony of what ever he has done, whatever atrocity he has committed.''
SOUNDBITE: Joseph Sandy, Liberian refugee in Ivory Coast saying, (English):
''It's better that Taylor goes to the Hague, especially in for the West Africa region.
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