May 8, 2023 [Liberia] Day 49: Former RUF commander takes the stand Witness Defense 07 is heard The defense questions Defense 07 The defense began by asking Defense 07 how he met Gibril Massaquoi. The witness testified that he had gotten to know him in 1991 during the war in Sierra Leone. They were both members […]
May 5, 2023 [Liberia] Day 48: Defense witnesses from Sierra Leone Witness Defense 13 is heard The defense questions Defense 13 The defense began by asking where Defense 13 had met Gibril Massaquoi. Defense 13 testified that she had met him in Freetown in 2000, she could not remember the exact month. He was working as an […]
May 4, 2023 [Liberia] Day 47: The Appeals Court returns to Monrovia Witness Defense 04’s testimony is viewed The Turku Court of Appeal began its second trip to Monrovia by watching the recording of Defense 04’s testimony before the lower court. Defense documentaryevidence is examined The Court examined various new pieces of documentary evidence presented by the […]
April 14, 2023 [Finland] Day 46: Experts heard Expert witness Helinä Häkkänen is heard The prosecution questions Dr. Helinä Häkkänen The prosecution began by asking Dr. Häkkänen about her educational background. Dr. Häkkänen testified that she holds a PhD in psychology and is an associate professor in forensic psychology and criminal psychology. She also performs clinical […]
April 13, 2023 [Finland] Day 45: Various evidence admitted Parties discuss their documentary evidence The Court began by going through pieces of documentary evidence presented by the prosecution and the defense. The evidence was related to Saleem Vahidy, the head of the Victim and Witness Section at the Special Court for Sierra Leone at the time when […]
April 12, 2023 [Finland] Day 44: The Court returns to Finland Witness Michael Bona is heard The defense questions Michael Bona The defense began their questioning by asking Michael Bona about his relationship with Gibril Massaquoi. Mr. Bona testified that he knows Gibril Massaquoi from Sierra Leone, they are biological brothers. Gibril Massaquoi was in […]
April 4, 2023 [Liberia] Day 43: Final day in Monrovia Witness Defense 08 The defense questions Defense 08 The defense began by asking Defense 08 about his work for the Special Court for Sierra Leone. The witness testified that he began working for the Special Court in 2003. Before that, he worked as a police […]
April 3, 2023 [Liberia] Day 42: Former RUF members testify Witness Defense 21 is heard The defense questions Defense 21 The defense began by asking how Defense 21 had gotten to know Gibril Massaquoi. He testified that he had known Gibril Massaquoi since 1999, when Massaquoi had gotten out of prison with the help of […]
March 31, 2023 [Liberia] Day 41: Defense witnesses provide context Witness Defense 12 is heard The defense questions Defense 12 The defense began by asking how the witness got to know Gibril Massaquoi. Defense 12 responded that Gibril Massaquoi is his biological brother. He testified that Mr Massaquoi was in Lunsar in early 1999. He […]
March 30, 2023 [Liberia] Day 40: Witnesses submit evidence Witness H1 is heard The defense questions H1 The defense began by asking about H1’s experience of the Second Liberian Civil War. H1 testified that he served at the SSS, the Special Security Service. His commander was Magical Day-Day, aka Peter Paye. H1 served in the […]
