“Charles Taylor is a terrorist”… Prosecution alleges Print E-mail
Written by Matthias Daffah   
Tuesday, 30 June 2009

The Defense Team of detained former Liberian President Charles Taylor says the Prosecution of the Special Court has accused Mr. Taylor of being a terrorist.


The Taylor Defense Team said the allegation followed the reported amendment of the Prosecution’s indictment against the former Liberia leader.


Lead Defense Lawyer Courtenay Griffiths told the BBC World Service Trust the latest allegation came as a surprise.


He said this was the first time that the Prosecution had associated Mr. Taylor with terrorism.


Mr. Griffiths said with the latest allegation, the Defense team would now look back on Mr. Taylor’s entire political life during the trial.


In a written reaction sent from Freetown, Sierra Leone, the Prosecution denied adding any new charge to the indictment.


The Prosecution argued that Taylor’s indictment was amended from 17 counts to 11 counts in March 2006.


The Prosecution
further stated in its dispatch that the charge "Acts of Terrorism," was part of the original Indictment.


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