War Crimes Trial Finally Comes to Liberia. Will it be the Last?
War Crimes Trial Finally Comes to Liberia. Will it be the Last?
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The trial of Gibril Massaquoi in Finland will be moved to Liberia next Monday. FrontPage Africa/AP or licensors
MONROVIA Finally, this month a trial over war crimes will start on Liberian soil. It’s been 18 years since the end of the Liberian civil war and nine years since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission recommended the country hold a war crimes court to bring those accused of directing the atrocities that left 250,000 dead to justice.