[10/25/2022] Day 12 : Sexual violence Defence case on procedural issues The defense lawyer began by recalling that the NGO Civitas Maxima had filed a complaint against Kunti Kamara on July 23, 2018 on the charge of crimes against humanity for acts committed in Liberia 25 years earlier. He then clarified that the procedural incidents […]
[10/24/2022] Day 11: Tabey LSM hearing as a civil party LSM stated that he was born on 22 April 1972 in Monrovia and that he was a private security officer. Before giving him the floor, the President said that LSM was heard by the Swiss Federal Prosecutor on 28 January 2016 and then by the […]
[10/21/2022] Day 10: Alieu Kosiah Testifies Hearing of Christian Ballouard, psychologist, expert at the Paris Court of Appeal The President recalled that the expert had been mandated to carry out three psychological assessments of FG, JTC and SFC respectively. Invited to explain the role of a psychological expertise on the civil parties, Christian Ballouard indicated […]
[10/20/2022] Day 9: Child Soldier and Battalion Commander The presentation of the facts committed between Foya and Solomba in 1993, to the detriment of JTC and SFC, continued with the hearing of SFC. FCS hearing as a civil party SFC introduced himself by stating that he was a farmer in Foya and that he was […]
[10/19/2022] Day 8: forced labour Before hearing the witnesses on the events between Foya and Solomba in 1993, to the detriment of JTC and SFC, the President asked JTC if he had anything to add about the murder of KT. JTC first stated that he had not been an eyewitness to the scene, but that […]
[10/18/2022] Day 7: the murder of a woman The President indicated that two witnesses were going to be heard concerning the acts committed in Foya Dundu in 1993 to the detriment of KT, FP and then FG, KT’s brother. One of the witnesses, KT, having died, the President said that he would read his testimony. […]
[10/17/2022] Day 6: concluding the first incident The President referred to the uncertainty about NS’s ability to testify, as he was hospitalized. Hearing of SK as a witness called by the Public Prosecutor’s Office Before giving the floor to SK, the President said that he had been heard by the investigating judge on 9 January […]
[10/14/2022] Day 5: the first victims are heard This 5th day of hearings was dedicated to the hearings of the civil parties and witnesses in connection with the acts committed in Foya in 1993 to the detriment of DN. MN hearing as civil party Before hearing MN, the President recalled that she had been heard […]
Kunti Kamara: former ULIMO Commander Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Crimes Against Humanity and Torture Paris, France: Today, the Paris ‘Cour d’assises’, composed of three judges and six jurors, rendered a guilty verdict against Mr. Kunti Kamara, of Liberian and Dutch nationality, for complicity in crimes against humanity, and commission of simple and aggravated acts of […]
[10/13/2022] Day 4: the investigation This fourth day of hearings was devoted to the various judicial proceedings in the Kunti Kamara case. Hearing of General Jean-Philippe Reiland, Head of the OCLCH, as a witness called by the Public Prosecutor General Reiland began by introducing the Office central de lutte contre les crimes contre l’humanité et […]
