Former Liberian president, Charles taylor will serve his 50 year sentence in a UK jail.The Ex-warlord was sentenced to 50 years in prison for crimes against humanity during Sierra Leone’s brutal civil war.
According to Justice Minister Jeremy Wright,Taylor will be transferred to a UK jail following his conviction by the Special Court for Sierra Leone. Taylor was sentenced in May 2012 for aiding rebels who committed atrocities during Sierra Leone’s civil war.
Taylor still claims he is innocent that he only made contact with the rebels to urge them to stop fighting.
He was found guilty of 11 crimes including terrorism, murder, rape and the use of child soldiers by groups fighting in the 1991-2002 conflict.
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