War crimes suspect Gibril Massaquoi listens as charges against him are read in the Pirkanmaa District Court in Tampere, Finland. FrontPage Africa/Saila HuuskoTAMPERE, Finland – The trial of Gibril Massaquoi, a Sierra Leonean former rebel commander accused of committing war crimes in Liberia, began on Wednesday in the Finnish city of Tampere. A former commander of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), his charges include war crimes and crimes against humanity between 1999 and 2003. War crimes suspect Gibril Massaquoi enters the courtroom in Tampere, Finland. NBI said it interviewed several witnesses in Liberia and Sierra Leone, who it says will testify in the West African in coming months.

Source: Front Page Africa February 04, 2021 06:45 UTC