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Court hears testimony that Massaquoi was not in Liberia with RUF


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.
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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. ....

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Defense Focuses on Witness Inconsistencies in War Crimes Trial


Liberia: Defense Focuses on Witness Inconsistencies in War Crimes Trial
Liberia: Defense Focuses on Witness Inconsistencies in War Crimes Trial
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The witness’ seat facing directly at the four Finnish Judges who have moved to Liberia to hear the testimonies of over 45 witnesses in Liberia New Narratives/Lennart Dodoo
MONROVIA – Over the past three weeks of hearings lawyers representing Gibril Massaquoi in his war crimes trial have focused heavily on inconsistencies in witnesses’ testimonies in an apparent effort to discredit the prosecution case.
By Lennart Dodoo, with New Narratives
On Tuesday defense lawyer Kaarle Gunmerus played sections of a recording made during Finnish investigators’ interviews with a witness in 2020. Despite prosecutor protests Gunmerus convinced the presiding judge to play 30-second portions of the tape 13 times to make very clear the difference in the witness’s two testimonies. ....

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