Taylor again declares innocence…as prosecution ends cross-examination Print E-mail
Written by Matthias Daffah   
Friday, 05 February 2010


The Prosecution of the Special Court for Sierra Leone has concluded its nearly two month cross-examination of accused Former Liberian President, Charles Taylor.

Mr. Taylor again said he is not guilty of all the charges levied against him.

The Prosecution also expressed doubt over Mr Taylor’s account for surrendering the Liberian presidency in 2003.

Mr. Taylor said he left for the sake of peace, but the Prosecutors told the court Mr. Taylor’s account is not true.

Mr. Taylor told the Judges the United States and Great Britain led a ‘’let’s get Taylor conspiracy,’’ which brought him to the Special Court.

Mr. Taylor said Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obassanjo who provided a temporary asylum for him was pressured by the United States to have him arrested.

The Former Liberian Leader said the pressure made Mr. Obassanjo to yield to the conspiracy theory.

But the Prosecution said it was Mr. Taylor’s alleged miserable performance in Liberia and his criminal deeds in the West African State of Sierra Leone that brought him to court.

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Taylor says he is innocent!
Written by vfcmwwide, on 2010-02-08 15:33:00
Our brother, father and former Liberian leader, rebel, ruler, give him any title that you can; is expressing his innoncence!!!!! And the struggles continue GOD WILLING he will come back to Liberia and be president again. Then after two months he will go to Freetown and make friend with RUF, and called his friends Kadifi and Blaise Compaore while at same time we will be jubilating for him you kill my ma you kill ma pa but I love you. And then at the same time our brother and novice prince Johnson with more palm butter rice in his stomach will dare telling the Liberian people that he too with his bloody hands want to be the president of our sweet nation LIBERIA. Now here is my opinion first fool is not fool but the second fool is fool and I speak for the Liberians people when say our eyes are widely open and we are no more foolsssssss. We love our country and we are proud to be called LIBERIANS. LONG LIVE LIBERIA OUR SWEET LAND OF LIBERTY and may she remeans always bless under God's protection.

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