{"id":10317,"date":"2023-10-02T11:11:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T09:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/?page_id=10317"},"modified":"2023-12-13T12:50:44","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T11:50:44","slug":"trial-monitoring-gibril-massaquoi-first-instance-proceedings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/trial-monitoring-gibril-massaquoi-first-instance-proceedings\/","title":{"rendered":"Trial Monitoring: Gibril Massaquoi&#8217;s first instance proceedings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#007489\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Trial Monitoring: Gibril Massaquoi\u2019s first instance proceedings<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"802\" alt=\"Artistic impression of Gibril Massaquoi, former ULIMO commander, by JP Kalonji\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-9632\" data-id=\"9632\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/civitas-maxima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/artistic-impression-gibril-massaquoi-ulimo-jpkalonji.png?resize=640%2C802&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/civitas-maxima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/artistic-impression-gibril-massaquoi-ulimo-jpkalonji.png?resize=817%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 817w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/civitas-maxima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/artistic-impression-gibril-massaquoi-ulimo-jpkalonji.png?resize=239%2C300&amp;ssl=1 239w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/civitas-maxima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/artistic-impression-gibril-massaquoi-ulimo-jpkalonji.png?resize=768%2C963&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/civitas-maxima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/artistic-impression-gibril-massaquoi-ulimo-jpkalonji.png?resize=10%2C12&amp;ssl=1 10w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/civitas-maxima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/artistic-impression-gibril-massaquoi-ulimo-jpkalonji.png?resize=735%2C921&amp;ssl=1 735w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/civitas-maxima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/artistic-impression-gibril-massaquoi-ulimo-jpkalonji.png?w=986&amp;ssl=1 986w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Artistic impression of Gibril Massaquoi by JP Kalonji<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"355\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2654\" data-id=\"2654\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/civitas-maxima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/finnish-bench-gibril-massaquoi-trial.jpg?resize=640%2C355&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/civitas-maxima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/finnish-bench-gibril-massaquoi-trial.jpg?resize=1024%2C568&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/civitas-maxima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/finnish-bench-gibril-massaquoi-trial.jpg?resize=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/civitas-maxima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/finnish-bench-gibril-massaquoi-trial.jpg?resize=768%2C426&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/civitas-maxima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/finnish-bench-gibril-massaquoi-trial.jpg?resize=1536%2C852&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/civitas-maxima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/finnish-bench-gibril-massaquoi-trial.jpg?resize=2048%2C1136&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/civitas-maxima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/finnish-bench-gibril-massaquoi-trial.jpg?resize=18%2C10&amp;ssl=1 18w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/civitas-maxima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/finnish-bench-gibril-massaquoi-trial.jpg?resize=1200%2C666&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/civitas-maxima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/finnish-bench-gibril-massaquoi-trial.jpg?resize=1280%2C710&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/civitas-maxima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/finnish-bench-gibril-massaquoi-trial.jpg?resize=735%2C408&amp;ssl=1 735w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/civitas-maxima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/finnish-bench-gibril-massaquoi-trial.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The Bench by Leslie Lumeh \/ New Narratives <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"757\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2653\" data-id=\"2653\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/civitas-maxima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/court-interpreter-gibril-massaquoi-illustration-leslielumeh.jpg?resize=640%2C757&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/civitas-maxima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/court-interpreter-gibril-massaquoi-illustration-leslielumeh.jpg?resize=866%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 866w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/civitas-maxima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/court-interpreter-gibril-massaquoi-illustration-leslielumeh.jpg?resize=254%2C300&amp;ssl=1 254w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/civitas-maxima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/court-interpreter-gibril-massaquoi-illustration-leslielumeh.jpg?resize=768%2C908&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/civitas-maxima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/court-interpreter-gibril-massaquoi-illustration-leslielumeh.jpg?resize=1299%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1299w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/civitas-maxima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/court-interpreter-gibril-massaquoi-illustration-leslielumeh.jpg?resize=10%2C12&amp;ssl=1 10w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/civitas-maxima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/court-interpreter-gibril-massaquoi-illustration-leslielumeh.jpg?resize=1200%2C1419&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/civitas-maxima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/court-interpreter-gibril-massaquoi-illustration-leslielumeh.jpg?resize=1280%2C1513&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/civitas-maxima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/court-interpreter-gibril-massaquoi-illustration-leslielumeh.jpg?resize=735%2C869&amp;ssl=1 735w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/civitas-maxima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/court-interpreter-gibril-massaquoi-illustration-leslielumeh.jpg?w=1394&amp;ssl=1 1394w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The Translator by Leslie Lumeh \/ New Narratives <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"465\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-2652\" data-id=\"2652\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/civitas-maxima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/two-preseading-judges-gibril-massaquoi-trial.jpeg?resize=640%2C465&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/civitas-maxima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/two-preseading-judges-gibril-massaquoi-trial.jpeg?resize=1024%2C744&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/civitas-maxima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/two-preseading-judges-gibril-massaquoi-trial.jpeg?resize=300%2C218&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/civitas-maxima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/two-preseading-judges-gibril-massaquoi-trial.jpeg?resize=768%2C558&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/civitas-maxima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/two-preseading-judges-gibril-massaquoi-trial.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1116&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/civitas-maxima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/two-preseading-judges-gibril-massaquoi-trial.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1487&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/civitas-maxima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/two-preseading-judges-gibril-massaquoi-trial.jpeg?resize=18%2C12&amp;ssl=1 18w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/civitas-maxima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/two-preseading-judges-gibril-massaquoi-trial.jpeg?resize=1200%2C872&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/civitas-maxima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/two-preseading-judges-gibril-massaquoi-trial.jpeg?resize=1280%2C930&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/civitas-maxima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/two-preseading-judges-gibril-massaquoi-trial.jpeg?resize=735%2C534&amp;ssl=1 735w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/civitas-maxima.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/two-preseading-judges-gibril-massaquoi-trial.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Judges by Leslie Lumeh \/ New Narratives <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item\"><details><summary class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__title\"><strong>Disclaimer<\/strong><\/summary><div class=\"wp-block-coblocks-accordion-item__content\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When possible, pseudonyms reflect those used in the prosecution\u2019s pre-trial material. In addition, Civitas Maxima has assigned pseudonyms to named victims and\/or witnesses in order to further protect their identity.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/legal-work\/our-cases\/gibril-massaquoi\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gibril Massaquoi<\/a>, former&nbsp;Lieutenant-Colonel and spokesman of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), was tried before the District Court of Tampere, Finland, for allegedly&nbsp;committing and inciting the murders of civilians and enemy fighters, aggravated rapes, aggravated war crimes, and aggravated violations of human rights in a State of Emergency during the First Liberian Civil War.<br><br>Massaquoi\u2019s trial started on February 3, 2021, in Tampere. The Finnish court travelled to Liberia in mid-February \u2013 first conducting site visits in Lofa County, and then going to Monrovia on February 23 to hear the witnesses. The hearings in Monrovia concluded on April 7, 2021. The Court then relocated in Sierra Leone on May 11, to hear additional witnesses. After a brief period back to Tampere, the Court returned in Liberia mid-September to hear more witnesses. One month later, the Court moved back to Tampere for the final stretch of the trial. Finally, the last witnesses were heard in January 2022 and the Defense and Prosecution pleaded their closing arguments.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On April 29, 2022, the District Court dismissed all charges, and found that there was reasonable doubt that the defendant committed the offences he was charged with. In May 2022, the Prosecution filed an appeal. The appeal began on January 10, 2023, and lasted until September 8, 2023 : you can find the daily trial reports <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/trial-monitoring-gibril-massaquois-appeal\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Civitas Maxima, in collaboration with Liberian and Sierra Leonean partners, the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/publichealth.wustl.edu\/human-rights-gender-migration\/about-the-center-for-human-rights-gender-and-migration\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/publichealth.wustl.edu\/human-rights-gender-migration\/about-the-center-for-human-rights-gender-and-migration\/\" target=\"_blank\">Center for Human Rights, Gender, and Migration<\/a> of Washington University (United States), and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thehagueuniversity.com\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.thehagueuniversity.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Hague University<\/a> (Netherlands), provided a daily summary of the proceedings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Art produced by <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kalonjiart.com\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.kalonjiart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kalonji Art<\/a>, and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/leslielumeh.com\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/leslielumeh.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Leslie Lumeh<\/a> in collaboration with <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newnarratives.org\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.newnarratives.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">New Narratives<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns 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that local populations \u2013 those who bear the consequences of the gravest war crimes and human rights violations committed in their countries \u2013 have the right to accessible and unbiased information about the trials of alleged war criminals.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is why we conduct trial monitoring, so that what is being said in court is available to all, especially the affected populations who cannot travel to the country where the trial is held, or who otherwise do not have access to the hearings.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Civitas Maxima does not provide official court transcripts.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>How trial monitoring for the Massaquoi case works<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Local partners are physically present at the venues where the hearings are taking place (Finland, Liberia, and Sierra Leone) in order to take notes of what is being said in court, as accurately as possible.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">These draft notes are then summarised by students from the Hague University (Netherlands) and the Washington University <a href=\"https:\/\/publichealth.wustl.edu\/human-rights-gender-migration\/about-the-center-for-human-rights-gender-and-migration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Center for Human Rights, Gender, and Migration<\/a>&nbsp;(United States). These summaries of each hearing day, as well as weekly recaps, are published on our website. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Limitations<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">The official language of the proceedings is Finnish. While our Finnish-speaking partners can follow the entirety of the proceedings that are held in Tampere, our local partners in Liberia and Sierra Leone are only able to capture what is said in English or translated by the official Court interpreters. As a result, during the hearings in Liberia and Sierra Leone, any discussions between the parties which are conducted in Finnish and not translated is not captured in our trial monitoring.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Anonymization<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">While the Finnish authorities utilized a naming system (Civilian XX, Soldier XX, Employee XX, etc.) to protect the identities of persons and witnesses involved in the case, they did not anonymize the names of all persons mentioned during the trial or named in the pre-trial material.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Civitas Maxima\u2019s primary concern is the safety and security of all persons, and ensuring that we do not contribute to the possible identification of anyone involved. We have therefore followed the naming convention utilized by the Finnish authorities, and supplemented this with our own naming system in order to anonymize all named persons, with the exception of well-known individuals, such as senior officials, who have testified or been named in other public trials and\/or the Reports of the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, we have anonymized a small number of place names (clearly marked in the summary with <em>[Place x]<\/em>) when this was considered necessary to protect identities or specific investigative practices.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>Accuracy regarding locations<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Wherever possible, we have cross referenced the town and village names mentioned by the witnesses with official maps of Liberia and Sierra Leone, in order to capture as accurately as possible the correct locations. However, there have been difficulties capturing some place names, particularly in respect of very small remote towns, and spellings vary. In cases of doubt, the names recorded by our local partners is followed.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Verbatim notes taken by our trial monitors are available to journalists on request. Please contact <a href=\"mailto:comms@civitas-maxima.org\">comms@civitas-maxima.org<\/a> to request access.<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n<\/div><\/details><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles is-style-borders wpnbha show-image image-aligntop ts-4 is-3 is-landscape is-style-borders has-text-align-left\"\n\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t<style id=\"newspack-blocks-inline-css\" type=\"text\/css\">\t\t.wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles article .entry-title {\n\t\t\tfont-size: 1.2em;\n\t\t}\n\t\t.wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles .entry-meta {\n\t\t\tdisplay: flex;\n\t\t\tflex-wrap: wrap;\n\t\t\talign-items: center;\n\t\t\tmargin-top: 0.5em;\n\t\t}\n\t\t.wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles article .entry-meta {\n\t\t\tfont-size: 0.8em;\n\t\t}\n\t\t.wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles article .avatar {\n\t\t\theight: 25px;\n\t\t\twidth: 25px;\n\t\t}\n\t\t.wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles .post-thumbnail{\n\t\t\tmargin: 0;\n\t\t\tmargin-bottom: 0.25em;\n\t\t}\n\t\t.wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles .post-thumbnail img {\n\t\t\theight: auto;\n\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t}\n\t\t.wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles .post-thumbnail figcaption {\n\t\t\tmargin-bottom: 0.5em;\n\t\t}\n\t\t.wp-block-newspack-blocks-homepage-articles p {\n\t\t\tmargin: 0.5em 0;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-posts data-current-post-id=\"10317\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"7298\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/24-01-22-finland-day-62-defense-closing-arguments\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">January 24, 2022 &#8211; [Finland] Day 62: Defense Closing Arguments<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>January 24, 2022 &#8211; [Finland] Day 62: Defense Closing Arguments The 62nd day of public hearings resumed on Monday, January 24 in Finland. The Judge announced that the Defence would present the closing arguments after which the Prosecutors would present their position on the Defendant\u2019s detention. The Defense Presents their Closing Arguments The Defence appealed\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"7295\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/21-01-22-finland-day-61-prosecution-closing-arguments\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">January 21, 2022 &#8211; [Finland] Day 61: Prosecution Closing Arguments<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>January 21, 2022 &#8211; [Finland] Day 61: Prosecution Closing Arguments The 61st day of public hearings resumed on Friday, 21st January in Finland. The Prosecution Presents their Closing Arguments The Prosecution began by addressing the legal basis of the Indictment since it was put in question by the Defendant in December.&nbsp; The charges of murder\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"7292\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/13-01-22-finland-day-60-three-witnesses-are-heard-virtually\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">January 13, 2022 &#8211; [Finland] Day 60: Three Witnesses are Heard Virtually<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>January 13, 2022 &#8211; [Finland] Day 60: Three Witnesses are Heard Virtually The 60h day of public hearings resumed on Thursday, 13th January 2022 in Finland. Witness W1 is Heard via Video link The Defense questions the witness W1 The witness was a police officer. Looking into the additional protocol number 8, the Defense sought\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"7289\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/20-12-21-finland-day-59-one-witness-is-heard\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">December 20, 2021 &#8211; [Finland] Day 59: One Witness is Heard<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>December 20, 2021 &#8211; [Finland] Day 59: One Witness is Heard The 59th day of public hearings resumed on Monday, 20th December in Finland. The hearing began by Prosecution introducing some confidential documents related to Gibril Massaquoi\u2019s marriage in a closed session.&nbsp;&nbsp; When the hearing resumed in the open session, the defense introduced a 2008\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"7286\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/19-11-21-finland-day-58-expert-witness-ilmari-kaihko-is-heard-and-the-defendant-gibril-massaquoi-is-heard-again\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">November 19, 2021 &#8211; [Finland] Day 58: Expert Witness, Ilmari K\u00e4ihk\u00f6, is Heard and The Defendant, Gibril Massaquoi, is Heard Again<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>November 19, 2021 &#8211; [Finland] Day 58: Expert Witness, Ilmari K\u00e4ihk\u00f6, is Heard and The Defendant, Gibril Massaquoi, is Heard Again The 58th day of public hearings resumed on Friday, 19th November in Finland. Expert Witness Ilmari K\u00e4ihk\u00f6 is Heard The Prosecution questions the expert witness Ilmari K\u00e4ihk\u00f6 &nbsp;The witness was summoned again to testify\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"7283\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/17-11-21-finland-day-57-the-defendant-gibril-massaquoi-is-heard\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">November 17, 2021 &#8211; [Finland] Day 57: The Defendant, Gibril Massaquoi, is Heard<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>November 17, 2021 &#8211; [Finland] Day 57: The Defendant, Gibril Massaquoi, is Heard The 57th day of public hearings resumed on Wednesday, 17th November in Finland. The Defendant, Gibril Massaquoi, is Heard Initially, confidential evidence was examined in closed session after which the judge invited the parties to discuss the defense\u2019s expert witness statement from\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"7281\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/26-10-21-finland-day-56-one-defense-witness-is-heard\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">October 26, 2021 &#8211; [Finland] Day 56: One Defense Witness is Heard<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>October 26, 2021 &#8211; [Finland] Day 56: One Defense Witness is Heard The 56th day of public hearings resumed on Friday, 26th October in Finland. Defense Witness [FNM-192] is Heard The Defense questions the witness&nbsp; The Witness had already testified on June 17.&nbsp; The Witness confirmed that she and Gibril Massaquoi moved together to Munsor\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"7277\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/08-10-21-liberia-day-55-one-prosecution-witness-is-heard\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">October 8, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 55: One Prosecution Witness is Heard<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>October 8, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 55: One Prosecution Witness is Heard The 55th day of public hearings resumed on Friday, 8th October in Monrovia, Liberia. Prosecution Witness L5 is Heard The Defense questions witness L5 The witness had written and published an article during his time in Sierra Leone about a massacre in Kamata\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"7273\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/06-10-21-liberia-day-53-three-witnesses-are-heard\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">October 6, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 54: Three Witnesses are Heard<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>October 6, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 54: Three Witnesses are Heard The 54th day of public hearings resumed on Monday, 6th October in Monrovia, Liberia. The Witness, [Employee 3], is Heard The Prosecution questions the witness [Employee 3] The witness began by explaining that he has been working for GJRP since its founding in 2012.\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"7270\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/04-10-21-liberia-day-53-two-prosecution-witnesses-are-heard\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">October 4, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 53: Two Prosecution Witnesses are Heard<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>October 4, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 53: Two Prosecution Witnesses are Heard The 53rd day of public hearings resumed on Monday, 4th October in Monrovia, Liberia. Prosecution Witness [GJRP-1] is Heard The Prosecution questions the witness, [GJRP-1] The witness started by saying that he knows L4. He first met L4 at an atayi shop called\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"7260\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/29-09-21-liberia-day-52-three-witnesses-are-heard\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">September 29, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 52: Three Defense Witnesses are Heard<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>September 29, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 52: Three Defense Witnesses are Heard The 52nd day of public hearings resumed on Friday, 29th September in Monrovia, Liberia. Defense Witness 07 is Heard The Defense questions Defense Witness 07 First, the Defense asked whether Massaquoi owned a truck or trucks. The witness replied that he did not\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"7257\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/28-09-21-liberia-day-51\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">September 28, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 51: One Witness is Heard<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>September 28, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 51: One Witness is Heard The 51st day of public hearings resumed on 28 September 2021 in Monrovia, Liberia. Witness L3 is heard Defense Questions the Witness&nbsp; The witness described his interviews with Finnish police. He recalled that he was interviewed twice in 2021 and was put in touch\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"7254\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/27-09-21-liberia-day-50\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">September 27, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 50: Two Witnesses are Heard<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>September 27, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 50: Two Witnesses are Heard The 50th day of public hearings resumed on Friday, 27th September in Monrovia, Liberia. Witness L4 is Heard The Defense questions Witness L4 The Defense began by reminding the witness that he was interviewed by the Finish police on 4th of May and asked\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"7251\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/24-09-21-liberia-day-49\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">September 24, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 49: Two Witnesses are Heard<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>September 24, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 49: Two Witnesses are Heard The 49th day of public hearings resumed on Friday, 24th September in Monrovia, Liberia. Witness L1 is Heard The Defense questions Witness L1 The Defense began by asking how the witness came to be in contact with the Finish police. The witness explained that\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"7247\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/22-09-21-liberia-day-47\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">September 22, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 48: Two Witnesses are Heard<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>September 22, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 48: Two Witnesses are Heard The 48th day of public hearings resumed on Wednesday, 22th September in Monrovia, Liberia. Witness Z1 is Heard The Prosecution questions Witness Z1 The Prosecution began by asking the witness when he came to Liberia. The witness said he was born in Sierra Leone\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"7242\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/21-09-21-liberia-day-47-three-new-witnesses-are-heard\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">September 21, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 47: Two Witnesses are Heard<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>September 21, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 47: Two Witnesses are Heard The 47th day of public hearings resumed on 21st September in Monrovia, Liberia. Witness X3 is Heard The Prosecution questions the witness In response to Prosecution\u2019s question to describe his personal experiences during the second Liberian civil war between 1999 and 2003, the Witness\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"6339\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/20-09-21-liberia-day-46-three-new-witnesses-are-heard\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">September 20, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 46: Three New Witnesses are Heard<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>September 20, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 46: Three New Witnesses are Heard The 46th day of public hearings resumed on 20th of September in Monrovia, Liberia. Witness Y6 is Heard The Prosecution questions the Witness The Prosecution begins by asking the Witness to share his experience of the civil war. The Witness explained that his\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"6220\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/17-09-21-liberia-day-45-three-new-witnesses-are-heard\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">September 17, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 45: Three New Witnesses are Heard<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>September 17, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 45: Three New Witnesses are Heard The 45th day of public hearings resumed on 17 September 2021 in Monrovia, Liberia. Witness Y1 is heard The Prosecution Questions the Witness The Witness began by explaining how he came to live in Liberia. The Witness was born in Sierra Leone where\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"6154\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/15-09-21-liberia-day-44-two-new-witnesses-are-heard\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">September 15, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 44: Two New Witnesses are Heard<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>September 15, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 44: Two New Witnesses are Heard The 44th&nbsp;day of public hearings resumed on Wednesday, 15th&nbsp;September in Monrovia, Liberia. Witness X6 is Heard The Prosecution questions Witness X6 The Prosecution asked the Witness to share his experience of the Second Liberian Civil War, which he answered by sharing that between\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"6130\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/13-09-21-liberia-day-43-new-prosecution-witnesses\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">September 13, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 43: New Prosecution Witnesses\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>September 13, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 43: New Prosecution Witnesses\u00a0 The 43rd&nbsp;day of public hearings resumed on Monday, 13th&nbsp;September in Monrovia, Liberia. Two prosecution witnesses were heard.&nbsp;&nbsp; Witness X2 is Heard The Prosecution questions Witness X2 The Prosecution opened by asking the Witness about his experience of the war. The Witness said that in 2002\/2003,\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"5449\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/25-08-21-finland-day-42-new-evidence-is-presented\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">August 25, 2021 &#8211; [Finland] Day 42: New Evidence Is Presented<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>August 25, 2021 &#8211; [Finland] Day 42: New Evidence Is Presented The 42nd day of public hearings resumed on Wednesday, 25th August in Tampere, Finland. The hearing focused on new evidence presented by the Prosecution and Defense. The Prosecution Presents New Evidence Attachment 13 The Prosecution presented the transcript of a phone call between GJRP\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"5341\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/18-06-21-finland-day-41-a-new-witness-is-heard\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">June 18, 2021 &#8211; [Finland] Day 41: A New Witness is Heard<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>June 18, 2021 &#8211; [Finland] Day 41: A New Witness is Heard The 41st day of public hearings resumed on 18 June in Tampere, Finland. A new witness was heard. Witness&nbsp;FNM-226&nbsp;is Heard The Judge indicated that the Witness was accompanied by her&nbsp;assistant,&nbsp;FNM-233, who will assist the Witness in determining whether she has the right to\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"5332\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/17-06-21-finland-day-40-two-new-witnesses-are-heard\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">June 17, 2021 &#8211; [Finland] Day 40: Two New Witnesses Are Heard<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>June 17, 2021 &#8211; [Finland] Day 40: Two New Witnesses Are Heard The 40th&nbsp;day of public hearings resumed on 17 June 2021 at Tampere District Court, Finland. Witness FNM-178&nbsp;is Heard&nbsp; Judge Paiho opened the hearing by noting that this Witness had the right to decline to testify pursuant to section 17, Chapter 17 of the\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"5325\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/16-06-21-finland-day-39-a-new-witness-is-heard\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">June 16, 2021 &#8211; [Finland] Day 39: A New Witness is Heard<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>June 16, 2021 &#8211; [Finland] Day 39: A New Witness is Heard The 39th day public hearings resumed on 16 June 2021 in Tampere, Finland. The day\u2019s focus was the hearing of a new witness. Witness FNM-228 is Heard The Defense questions the Witness The Defense opened by indicating to the witness that they would\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"5321\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/11-06-21-finland-day-38-hearing-of-the-expert-witness-mr-kaihko\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">June 11, 2021 &#8211; [Finland] Day 38: Hearing of the Expert Witness Mr. K\u00e4ihk\u00f6<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>June 11, 2021 &#8211; [Finland] Day 38: The Hearing of the Expert Witness Mr. K\u00e4ihk\u00f6 The 38th day public hearings resumed on 11 June 2021 in Tampere, Finland. The day\u2019s focus was the hearing of the expert witness Mr. K\u00e4ihk\u00f6, whose report was discussed in previous hearings.&nbsp; The Defense questions Mr. K\u00e4ihk\u00f6 The Defense opened\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"5316\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/07-06-21-finland-day-37-the-reports-of-two-experts\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">June 7, 2021 &#8211; [Finland] Day 37: The Reports of Two Experts<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>June 7, 2021 &#8211; [Finland] Day 37: The Reports of Two Experts The 37th day of public hearings resumed on 7 June in Tampere, Finland. The hearing focused on the reports of two experts. Expert Report Presented by the Prosecution The hearings opened with the presentation of Dr. Korkman\u2019s expert statement. The Prosecution started by\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"5313\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/02-06-21-finland-day-36-a-short-hearing\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">June 2, 2021 &#8211; [Finland] Day 36: A Short Hearing<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>June 2, 2021 &#8211; [Finland] Day 36: A Short Hearing The 36th day of public hearings resumed on 2 June 2021 in Tampere, Finland.&nbsp; The Defense opened by saying that there had been a misunderstanding regarding the witnesses, as they hadn\u2019t received any contact information for the witnesses&nbsp;FNM-192&nbsp;and&nbsp;FNM-178. The Defense explained that they couldn\u2019t reach\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"5302\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/31-05-21-finland-day-35-new-documentary-evidence\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">May 31, 2021 &#8211; [Finland] Day 35: New Documentary Evidence<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>May 31, 2021 &#8211; [Finland] Day 35: New Documentary Evidence The 35th day of public hearings resumed on 31 May in Tampere, Finland after two weeks in Sierra Leone. New documentary evidence was at the center of day 35\u2019s hearings.&nbsp; The Prosecution introduces new documentary evidence The Prosecution introduced their new documentary evidence to the\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"5291\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/18-05-21-sierra-leone-day-34-the-hearing-of-witnesses-71-72-and-73\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">May 18, 2021 &#8211; [Sierra Leone] Day 34: The Hearing of Witnesses 71, 72, and 73<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>May 18, 2021 &#8211; [Sierra Leone] Day 34: The Hearing of Witnesses 71, 72, and 73 The 34th day of public hearings resumed on 18 May 2021 in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Witness 71 is Heard (Finnish Witness ID: Defense Witness 1) The Defense questions the Witness The Witness began his testimony by explaining that he\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"5274\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/17-05-21-sierra-leone-day-33-the-hearing-of-witnesses-68-69-and-70\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">May 17, 2021 &#8211; [Sierra Leone] Day 33: The Hearing of Witnesses 68, 69 and 70<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>May 17, 2021 &#8211; [Sierra Leone] Day 33: The Hearing of Witnesses 68, 69 and 70 The 33rd day of public hearings resumed on 17 May 2021 in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Witness 68 is Heard (Finnish Witness ID: Defense Witness 23) Defense Counsel Questions the Witness The Witness began by stating she knew Mr. Massaquoi\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"5266\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/16-05-2021-sierra-leone-day-32-the-hearing-of-witnesses-66-and-67\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">May 16, 2021 &#8211; [Sierra Leone] Day 32: The Hearing of Witnesses 66 and 67<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>May 16, 2021 &#8211; [Sierra Leone] Day 32: The Hearing of Witnesses 66 and 67 Witness 66 is Heard (Finnish Witness ID: Defense Witness 20) The Defense Questions the Witness The Defense began by asking the Witness how and where she met Gibril Massaquoi. The Witness explained that she met Massaquoi in Buedu. The Defense\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"5260\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/15-05-21-sierra-leone-day-31-the-hearing-of-witnesses-64-and-65\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">May 15, 2021 &#8211; [Sierra Leone] Day 31: The Hearing of Witnesses 64 and 65<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>May 15, 2021 &#8211; [Sierra Leone] Day 31: The Hearing of Witnesses 64 and 65 The 31st day of public hearings resumed on 15 May 2021 in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Defense Witness 6 is heard (Witness 64) Defence Counsel Questions Witness 6 The Witness began by describing that he knew Gibril Massaquoi. The Witness was\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"5249\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/14-05-21-sierra-leone-day-30-the-hearing-of-witnesses-62-and-63\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">May 14, 2021 &#8211; [Sierra Leone] Day 30: The Hearing of Witnesses 62 and 63<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>May 14, 2021 &#8211; [Sierra Leone] Day 30: The Hearing of Witnesses 62 and 63 The 30th day of public hearings resumed on 14 May 2021 in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Witness 62 is heard (Finnish Witness ID: Defense Witness 10) The Defense questions Witness 10&nbsp; The Witness had met Gibril Massaquoi whilst training in a\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"5242\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/12-05-21-sierra-leone-day-29-the-hearing-of-witnesses-59-60-and-61\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">May 12, 2021 &#8211; [Sierra Leone] Day 29: The Hearing of Witnesses 59, 60, and 61<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>May 12, 2021 &#8211; [Sierra Leone] Day 29: The Hearing of Witnesses 59, 60, and 61 The 29th day of public hearings resumed on 12 May 2021 in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Defense Witness 04 is Heard (W59) Defense questions Defense Witness 04 Defense Witness 04 began his testimony by describing how he knew Gibril Massaquoi,\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"4432\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/11-05-21-sierra-leone-day-28-the-hearing-of-witnesses-56-57-and-58\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">May 11, 2021 &#8211; [Sierra Leone] Day 28: The Hearing of Witnesses 56, 57, and 58<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>May 11, 2021 &#8211; [Sierra Leone] Day 28: The Hearing of Witnesses 56, 57, and 58 The twenty-eighth day of public hearings resumed on 11 May 2021 in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Witness 56 is heard(Finnish ID: Defense Witness 18) The Defense questions Witness 56Witness 18 began her statement by stating she is a member of\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"3958\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/week-in-review-week-9\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Week in Review: Week 9<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Week in Review: Week 9 Introduction to Week 9&#8217;s hearings and witnesses The ninth week of the Gibril Massaquoi trial ended on 7 April 2021, after three days of hearings in Monrovia, Liberia. Hearings focused on the testimony of eight witnesses. As with prior witnesses, their identities were concealed. The witnesses were heard in the\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"3633\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/07-04-21-liberia-day-27-the-hearing-of-witnesses-53-54-and-55\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">April 7, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 27: The Hearing of Witnesses 53, 54, and 55<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>April 7, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 27: The Hearing of Witnesses 53, 54, and 55 Witness 53 is heard (Finnish Witness ID: Soldier 12) The Prosecution questions Witness 53 The Witness began his testimony by saying he is Liberian, but he used to live in Sierra Leone and that he was a RUF soldier there,\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"3624\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/06-04-21-liberia-day-26-the-hearing-of-witnesses-50-51-and-53\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">April 6, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 26: The Hearing of Witnesses 50, 51, and 52<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>April 6, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 26: The Hearing of Witnesses 50, 51, and 52 The 26th day of public hearings resumed on 6 April 2021 in Monrovia, Liberia. Witness 50 is heard&nbsp; (Finnish Witness ID: Civilian 76) The Prosecution questions Witness 50 Witness 50 testified about events at Waterside. The Witness sold clothes in\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"3614\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/05-04-21-liberia-day-25-the-hearing-of-witnesses-48-and-49\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">April 5, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 25: The Hearing of Witnesses 48 and 49<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>April 5, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 25: The Hearing of Witnesses 48 and 49 Witness 48 is heard&nbsp; (Finnish Witness ID: Soldier 39) The Defense questions Witness 48 The Witness began by explaining that during the Second Liberian Civil War he was assigned to Vahun, near the border with Sierra Leone, from December 1999 until\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"3620\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/week-in-review-week-8\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Week in Review: Week 8<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Week in Review: Week 8 Introduction to Week 8\u2019s hearings and witnesses The eighth week of the Gibril Massaquoi trial ended on 2 April 2021, after three days of hearings in Monrovia, Liberia. Hearings focused on the testimony of nine witnesses. As with prior witnesses, their identities were concealed. The witnesses were heard in the\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"3609\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/02-04-21-liberia-day-24-the-hearing-of-witnesses-45-46-and-47\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">April 2, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 24: The Hearing of Witnesses 45, 46, and 47<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>April 2, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 24: The Hearing of Witnesses 45, 46, and 47 The 24th day of public hearings resumed on April 4, 2021 in Monrovia, Liberia. Witness 45 is heard (Finnish Witness ID: Soldier 17) The Prosecution questions Witness 45 The Prosecution began by asking the Witness a question about the Second\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"3512\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-gibril-massaquoi tag-lofa tag-monrovia category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/31-03-21-liberia-day-23-the-hearing-of-witnesses-42-43-and-44\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">March 31, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 23: The Hearing of Witnesses 42, 43, and 44<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>March 31, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 23: The Hearing of Witnesses 42, 43, and 44 The twenty-third day of public hearings resumed on March 31, 2021 in Monrovia, Liberia. Witness 42 is heard&nbsp;(Finnish Witness ID: Soldier 07) The Prosecution questions Witness 42 The Witness began his testimony by explaining that Benjamin Yeaten was the Director\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"3498\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/29-03-21-liberia-day-22-the-hearing-of-witnesses-39-40-and-41\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">March 29, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 22: The Hearing of Witnesses 39, 40, and 41<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>March 29, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 22: The Hearing of Witnesses 39, 40, and 41 The twenty-second day of public hearings resumed on 29 March 2021 in Monrovia, Liberia. Witness 39 is heard (Finnish Witness ID: Soldier 13) The Prosecution questions Witness 39 The Witness began by stating that he was a soldier in the\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"3495\"\n\t\tclass=\"tag-gibril-massaquoi tag-lofa category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/week-in-review-week-7\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Week in Review &#8211; Week 7<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Week in Review &#8211; Week 7 Introduction to Week 7\u2019s hearings and witnesses The seventh week of the Gibril Massaquoi trial ended on 26 March 2021, after three days of hearings in Monrovia, Liberia. Hearings focused on the testimony of eight witnesses. As with prior witnesses, their identities were concealed. The witnesses were heard in\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"3424\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring-26\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">March 26, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 21: The hearing of Witnesses 36, 37, 38<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The 21st day of public hearings resumed on 26 March 2021 in Monrovia, Liberia<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"3419\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring-25\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">March 23, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 20: The Hearing of Witnesses 34 and 35<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The 20th day of public hearings resumed on March 23rd 2021 in Liberia.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"3413\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring-24\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">March 22, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 19: The Hearing of Witnesses 31, 32, and 33<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The 19th day of public hearings resumed on 22 March 2021 in Monrovia, Liberia.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"3409\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring-23\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Week in Review \u2013 Week 6<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The sixth week of the Gibril Massaquoi trial ended on 19 March 2021 after three days of hearings in Monrovia, Liberia. Hearings focused on the testimony of ten witnesses, the first of whom returned to finalise his testimony about his experiences in Waterside during the Second Civil War, after first appearing during the previous week\u2019s\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"3401\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring-22\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">March 19, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 18: The Hearing of Witnesses 28, 29 and 30<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The 18th day of public hearings resumed on 19th March 2021 in Monrovia, Liberia.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"3397\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring-21\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">March 17, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 17: The Hearing of Witnesses 25, 26 and 27<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The 17th day of public hearings resumed on March 17th 2021 in Monrovia, Liberia.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"3391\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring-20\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">March 16, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 16: The Hearing of Witnesses 17 (continuation), 22, 23 and 24<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The 16th day of public hearings resumed on 16th March 2021 in Monrovia, Liberia.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"3387\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring-19\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Week in Review \u2013 Week 5<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The fifth week of the Gibril Massaquoi trial ended on 10 March 2021, after three days of hearings in Monrovia, Liberia. Hearings focused on the testimony of seven witnesses, six of whom recounted their experiences during and after an attack at the Waterside market in Monrovia. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"3381\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring-18\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">March 10, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 15: The Hearing of Witnesses 20 and 21<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The 15th day of public hearings resumed on March 10th 2021 in Monrovia, Liberia.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"3376\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring-17\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">March 9, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 14: The Hearing of Witnesses 18 and 19<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The fourteenth day of public hearings resumed on 9 March 2021 in Monrovia, Liberia.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"3370\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring-16\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">March 8, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 13: The Hearing of Witnesses 15, 16, and 17<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The thirteenth day of public hearings resumed on 8 March 2021 in Monrovia, Liberia.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"3367\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring-15\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Week in Review \u2013 Week 4<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The fourth week of the Gibril Massaquoi trial ended on 5 March 2021, after three days of hearings in Monrovia, Liberia. Hearings focused on the testimony of eight witnesses, who recounted their experiences during an attack at the Waterside market in Monrovia, Liberia. As with prior witnesses, the identities of all witnesses were concealed.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"3361\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring-14\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">March 5, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 12: The Hearing of Witnesses 12, 13, and 14<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The twelfth day of public hearings resumed on 5 March 2021 in Monrovia, Liberia.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"3357\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring-13\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">March 4, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 11: The Hearing of Witnesses 10 and 11<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The eleventh day of public hearings resumed on 4 March 2021 in Monrovia, Liberia.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"3351\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring-12\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">March 2, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 10: The Hearing of Witnesses 7, 8, and 9<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The tenth day of public hearings resumed on 2 March 2021 in Monrovia, Liberia.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"3346\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring-11\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Week in Review \u2013 Week 3<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The third week of the Gibril Massaquoi trial ended on 25 February 2021, after three days of hearings. The trial moved from Tampere, Finland, to Monrovia, Liberia, to hear witnesses and allow the Finnish authorities to visit sites where Mr. Massaquoi allegedly committed violations of Finnish and international criminal law. The accused remained in Finland,\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"3339\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring-10\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">February 25, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 9: The Hearing of Witnesses 4, 5, and 6<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The ninth day of public hearings resumed on 25 February 2021 in Monrovia, Liberia.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"3332\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/24-02-21-liberia-day-8-the-hearing-of-witness-2-and-3\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">February 24, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 8: The Hearing of Witness 2 and 3<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The eighth day of public hearings resumed on 24 February 2021 in Monrovia, Liberia.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"3326\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring-9\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">February 23, 2021 &#8211; [Liberia] Day 7: The hearing of Witness 1<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The trial resumed after the Finnish judges, prosecutors, investigators, and defense counsel travelled to Lofa County and locations in Monrovia to visit the sites of Gibril Massaquoi\u2019s allegedly crimes. To know more about this, you can read about it\u00a0here, and see footage\u00a0here.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"3321\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring-8\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Week in Review \u2013 Week 2<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The second week of the Gibril Massaquoi trial ended on 12 February 2021, after three days of public hearings in Tampere, Finland. The first day of this week\u2019s hearings comprised the continued presentation of documentary evidence by the Defense. On the second and third days, Mr. Massaquoi offered his own testimony to the Court and\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"3315\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring-7\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">February 12, 2021 &#8211; [Finland] Day 6: Mr. Massaquoi is Heard (continued)<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The sixth day of public hearings opened with the Judge stating that the hearing was to continue from where it had left off the previous day.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"3307\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring-6\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">February 11, 2021 -[Finland] Day 5: Mr. Massaquoi is Heard<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The fifth day of public hearings opened with the Judge announcing that Mr. Massaquoi, the Accused, would be heard today. He explained that the Defense, led by Mr. Gummerus, may ask questions first, and following that, the Prosecution, led by Mr. Laitinen, may also ask questions. The Judge stated that the Accused is under no\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"3300\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring-5\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">February 8, 2021 &#8211; [Finland] Day 4: Presentation of Documentary Evidence (continued)<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The fourth day of public hearings resumed with the Defense presentation of documentary evidence. Defense Counsel for Mr. Massaquoi, Mr. Kaarle Gummerus, began by presenting the followin&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"3294\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring-4\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Week in Review \u2013 Week 1<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first week of the Gibril Massaquoi trial ended on 5 February 2021, after three days of public hearings in Tampere, Finland. 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The Assistant Prosecutor began by showing various locations to make sure the Court had an overview of the crime sites.\u00a0 The following places were emphasized by the Assistant Prosecutor&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- .entry-wrapper -->\n\t<\/article>\n\n\t\t\n\t<article data-post-id=\"3264\"\n\t\tclass=\"category-gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring type-post\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/civitas-maxima.org\/fr\/gibril-massaquoi-trial-monitoring\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">February 3, 2021 &#8211; [Finland] Day 1:\u00a0the Charges Are Read<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first day of public hearings in the trial of Mr. Gibril Massaquoi began at the Pirkanmaa District Court in Tampere, Finland on 3 February 2021, with District Judge Paiho (Chair) noting that, in the preparatory hearing, it was decided that a judicial examination of the case shall be arranged in Liberia, and that the\u2026<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div><!-- 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