Liberia's Charles Taylor loses appeal against war crimes conviction
Reuters
2013-09-26
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"Mr. Taylor, will you please rise."
And with that, former Liberian President Charles Taylor stood in the International Criminal Court to hear the judge's ruling.
He's appealed his conviction for war crimes.
SOUNDBITE: PRESIDING JUDGE, GEORGE GELAGA KING, SAYING:
"Charles (inaudible) Taylor remains in the custody of the special court for Sierra Leone pending the finalization of arraignments to serve his sentence."
Appeal denied.
The 65-year old will serve his 50-year sentence, handed down to him last year for encouraging rebels in neighboring Sierra Leone to murder, mutilate and rape during a decade-long civil war.
The conflict killed more 50,000 people and left tens of thousands more with their limbs hacked off in the brutal violence.
Prosecutors accused Taylor of running a "blood diamond" trade to help finance his activities, allegations he denied.
SOUNDBITE: DEFENDANT, FORMER LIBERIAN PRESIDENT CHARLES TAYLOR, SAYING:
"It's
And with that, former Liberian President Charles Taylor stood in the International Criminal Court to hear the judge's ruling.
He's appealed his conviction for war crimes.
SOUNDBITE: PRESIDING JUDGE, GEORGE GELAGA KING, SAYING:
"Charles (inaudible) Taylor remains in the custody of the special court for Sierra Leone pending the finalization of arraignments to serve his sentence."
Appeal denied.
The 65-year old will serve his 50-year sentence, handed down to him last year for encouraging rebels in neighboring Sierra Leone to murder, mutilate and rape during a decade-long civil war.
The conflict killed more 50,000 people and left tens of thousands more with their limbs hacked off in the brutal violence.
Prosecutors accused Taylor of running a "blood diamond" trade to help finance his activities, allegations he denied.
SOUNDBITE: DEFENDANT, FORMER LIBERIAN PRESIDENT CHARLES TAYLOR, SAYING:
"It's
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