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Written by Wellington Geevon Smith
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Thursday, 24 January 2008 |
The defence team of Charles Taylor has ended its cross-examination of Abu Keita, the prosecution’s second Liberian insider witness.
The defense said there are some discrepancies between the prosecution’s previous interviews with Keita and his present testimonies.
Keita told the court when he took up assignment in Buedu, the RUF territory in Sierra Leone, he did not meet with Taylor again.
But the prosecution’s record read in court said Keita met with Taylor more than once in Monrovia.
Keita testified that he took up his assignment in Sierra Leone with three bodyguards but the prosecution previous record before the court stated a higher number of body guards.
The witness said the prosecution’s record was incorrect.
On direct examination, Abu Keita told the court he met Sam Bokarie on his way to Buedu to take up his assignment in Sierra Leone.
The prosecution’s earlier interview with the witness showed that Keita left Monrovia with Sam Bokarie.
Earlier the defence accused Keita of planning a coup with former ULIMO-J leader, Roosevelt Johnson to overthrow the government Charles Taylor in 1998.
Keita denied the claims and said he was jailed by Taylor for holding reconciliation meeting with Roosevelt Johnson.
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