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Court hears testimony that Massaquoi was not in Liberia with RUF
Massaquoi is being prosecuted in Finland for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Liberia. 4 min read
A defence witness in the war crimes trial of Gibril Massaquoi told the Finnish court holding hearings here that he fought with the Revolutionary United Front in Lofa County in 2001 but Massaquoi was not with them.
The witness, codenamed “11” to protect him from intimidation, was a radio operator for RUF leader Foday Sankoh’s station called Secret Signal Broadcasting (SSB). He said he met Massaquoi in 1999 when they were all in the RUF together.
Court Hears Testimony that Massaquoi Was Not in Liberia with the RUF
Court Hears Testimony that Massaquoi Was Not in Liberia with the RUF
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The four judge panel from Finland hearing the case against Gibril Massaquoi Leslie Lumeh/New Narratives
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone – A defense witness in the war crimes trial of Gibril Massaquoi told the Finnish court holding hearings here that he fought with the Revolutionary United Front in Lofa County in 2001 but Massaquoi was not with them.
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Mae Azango, New Narratives Justice correspondent
The witness, codenamed “11” to protect him from intimidation, was a radio operator for RUF leader Foday Sankoh’s station called Secret Signal Broadcasting (SSB). He said he met Massaquoi in 1999 when they were all in the RUF together.
Massaquoi Accused of Killing Almost an Entire Town liberianobserver.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from liberianobserver.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Monrovia – A former soldier of the Armed Forces of Liberia has told the Finnish court hearing the ongoing war crimes trial of Gibril Massaquoi in Monrovia that the ex-Sierra Leonean rebel commander &killed nearly an entire town in Lofa County.”
“Angel Gabriel killed the town chief and his family along with half of the town including men, women, children and the elderly, because he told them not to leave the town,” he told the court of the incident he said that took place in Kamatahun in the Kalahun District in the early 2000s. “[Massaquoi] cut off their throats with a knife.”