Fresh hearings in landmark Liberia war-crimes trial justiceinfo.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from justiceinfo.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Gibril Massaquoi, at a court in Finland
The Finnish court trying Sierra Leonean Gibril Massaquoi for war crimes allegedly committed in Liberia has delayed hearings by nearly two weeks because of the acute illness of two of the four judges, including Presiding Judge Juhani Paiho.
The Freetown hearings of the trial which began in Finland in February were to begin on April 28 but they have been pushed back each day since then as the judges recovered. The latest start date is now set for May 11.
“The head judge is presently hospitalized due to typhoid fever and last week, one of our female judges was also in the hospital for the same ailment,” said Thomas Elfgren, Detective Chief Superintendent of the Finland National Bureau of Investigations. “We would have started on time had it not been for this unforeseen situation.”
Typhoid delays Massaquoi war crimes hearings in Sierra Leone
Massaquoi is being prosecuted in Finland for war crimes and crimes against humanity allegedly committed in Liberia. 3 min read
The Finnish court trying Sierra Leonean Gibril Massaquoi for war crimes allegedly committed in Liberia has delayed hearings by nearly two weeks because of acute illness of two of the four judges, including Presiding Judge Juhani Paiho.
The Freetown hearings of the trial which began in Finland in February were to begin on April 28 but they have been pushed back each day since then as the judges recovered. The latest start date is now set for May 11.
Justice Minister Visits Court Trying Gibril Massaquoi 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.
Liberia: ‘Angel Gabriel’ Raped and Abducted Women, Killed People Looking for Food
Liberia: ‘Angel Gabriel’ Raped and Abducted Women, Killed People Looking for Food
Share
MONROVIA, Liberia – Witnesses in the ongoing trial of Gibril Massaquoi for war crimes fleshed out the charge of rape in Tuesday’s hearings. Two witnesses told the Finnish court that ‘Angel Gabriel’, as they said he called himself, took women as hostages in a room in the Waterside area of Monrovia and referred to them as “his women”.
By Lennart Dodoo with New Narratives
Women who were not selected for rape were killed with a message to God – “Tell Him, I, Angel Gabriel, sent you,” a witness told the four-judge panel on Tuesday.