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 […]
La date du procès d’Alieu Kosiah est fixée au mois d’avril 2020
Alieu Kosiah Trial Date Set For April 2020 On October 31 2019, the Swiss Federal Criminal Court listed the criminal case against Alieu Kosiah, a former commander of the United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy (ULIMO), for trial in Bellinzona, commencing on April 14 and concluding on April 30, 2020. Kosiah was arrested in […]
Kunti K. remis en liberté à cause d’un vice de forme
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 […]
Une délégation judiciaire française a enquêté au Libéria
The French judicial authorities have investigated in Liberia In spring 2019, the French and Liberian authorities collaborated on a fact-finding mission relating to proceedings that were commenced in France following the arrest, in September 2018, of Kunti K. for acts committed during the First Civil War in Liberia between 1989 and 1996. This mission required […]
Un ancien commandant rebelle libérien sera renvoyé en jugement en Suisse
Former Liberian Rebel Commander to face trial in Switzerland Following the arrest of Alieu Kosiah on the 10th of November 2014 as well as five years of investigation regarding his implication in the First Liberian Civil War (1989- 1996), the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has announced that Kosiah’s case will go to trial. […]
Suspect de Crimes Contre l’Humanité Arrêté en France
Press Release Suspect of Crimes Against Humanity Arrested in France Former Rebel Combatant Arrested in France for Alleged Crimes Against Humanity Committed in Liberia. Kunti K. was arrested in France this week for his alleged involvement in crimes against humanity committed during the First Liberian Civil War (1989-1996) while acting as a commander for the […]
Liberian Warlord “Jungle Jabbah” Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison in Milestone for Global Justice
Press Release Liberian Warlord “Jungle Jabbah” Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison in Milestone for Global Justice Mohammed Jabbateh, the Liberian warlord known as “Jungle Jabbah”, was sentenced today to 30 years in prison, culminating a landmark case in the United States and marking a long-overdue milestone for justice in Liberia. Thirty years is the […]
Warlord Jungle Jabbah’s sentencing and further trials for alleged Liberian war criminals set for 2018
Warlord Jungle Jabbah’s sentencing and further trials for alleged Liberian war criminals set for 2018 The former Liberian rebel commander Mohammed Jabbateh aka Jungle Jabbah will be sentenced by a judge in Philadelphia on 07 February 2018. Trials of other alleged Liberian war criminals have been scheduled for 2018. Jungle Jabbah faced trial in Philadelphia […]
US Court finds Liberian Rebel Commander “Jungle Jabbah” Guilty of Crimes Linked to Atrocities in Liberia’s First Civil War
US Court finds Liberian Rebel Commander “Jungle Jabbah” Guilty of Crimes Linked to Atrocities in Liberia’s First Civil War PHILADELPHIA – On 18 October 2017 a jury of 12 in a U.S. Federal Courthouse found former Liberian rebel commander Mohammed Jabbateh, aka “Jungle Jabbah,” guilty of two counts of fraud and two counts of perjury […]
Trial of Pennsylvania Resident and Alleged Liberian War Criminal Jabbateh “Jungle Jabbah” Set to Begin in Philadelphia October 2, 2017
Trial of Pennsylvania Resident and Alleged Liberian War Criminal Jabbateh “Jungle Jabbah” Set to Begin in Philadelphia October 2, 2017 Victims and Witnesses of War Crimes Who Seek Justice and Accountability Will TestifyAgainst Alleged War Criminal in Immigration Fraud Case; Philadelphia, PA – The U.S. Government’s immigration fraud case against Liberian citizen, Pennsylvania resident and […]
