The Massaquoi Trial: Double or quits before a Finnish court
5 March 2021By Thierry Cruvellier, special envoy in Liberia
The first hearings in Gibril Massaquoi’s trial before a Finnish court temporarily relocated to Liberia have outlined the controversial shape of the case. The prosecution is counting on mass witness testimony, while the defence is pointing to alleged mistaken identity and inconsistencies.
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Liberia: Inconsistent Testimonies Plague Massaquoi Trial
Liberia: Inconsistent Testimonies Plague Massaquoi Trial
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Two of the four judges in the trial of Gibril Massaquoi, presiding judge Paiho Juhani is on the left. Leslie Lumeh/New Narratives
Monrovia The prosecution case in the Finnish war crimes trial of Gibril Massaquoi, holding sessions in Liberia this month, has struggled with inconsistencies in the testimonies of witnesses to events that happened as long as 20 years ago.
By Joaquin M. Sendolo of New Narratives
None of the witnesses who testified this week has been able to establish the exact year the events they described took place.
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Liberia War Crimes: Inconsistent testimonies plague Massaquoi trial
One witness said he narrowly escaped with others when Mr Massaquoi allegedly ordered his men to shoot, killing several people. 3 min read
The prosecution case in the Finnish war crimes trial of Gibril Massaquoi, currently holding sessions in Liberia, has struggled with inconsistencies in the testimonies of witnesses to events that happened as long as 20 years ago.
None of the witnesses who testified this week has been able to establish the exact year the events they described took place.
Mr Massaquoi became a part of the Liberia United for Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD) from 1999 to 2003 after serving with the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) that waged war on Sierra Leone in 1991.
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