October 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 […]
October 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 […]
October 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 […]
October 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 […]
October 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 […]
October 12, 2022 – Day 3: the context The President submitted a document prepared by the Crimes Against Humanity Unit, which presents Liberia in a synthetic manner. This document contains a glossary of abbreviations and various topographical maps. The counsel for the civil party, as well as the public prosecutor, asked the President to add […]
Appeal in Alieu Kosiah Case and Upcoming Trial of Kunti K. in Paris The case of Alieu Kosiah, former United Liberation Movement of Liberia (ULIMO) sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for his role in the First Liberian civil war, will go in appeal in January 2023. The Appeal proceedings in front of the Swiss Federal […]
ULIMO Commander Kunti K. Will Face Trial in France for Crimes Against Humanity Today, the investigating chamber of the Paris Court of Appeals confirmed the referral to trial in France of Kunti K., former Liberian commander of the United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy (ULIMO), for crimes allegedly committed during the First Liberian Civil […]
Kunti K. back in pre-trial detention Kunti K., who was released from pre-trial detention in September 2019 due to a procedural error, was arrested again on January 10, 2020 for violating the conditions placed on his release. Kunti K., initially arrested in September 2018 while trying to flee France, is suspected of crimes against humanity […]
Kunti K. released due to a procedural error Kunti K., who was in pre-trial detention in Paris on suspicion of crimes against humanity and torture, was released at the end of last week due to a procedural error. Kunti K. is subject to conditions of release, including being prohibited from leaving France. Kunti K. was […]
