The nation’s former President Charles Taylor was convicted of war crimes by an international court in 2012 — but for actions tied to a civil war in neighboring Sierra Leone. Jabateh is only the second Liberian military commander to face trial for crimes associated with his actions during the conflict. He has not denied using the nickname Jungle Jabbah. And in the village of Dasalamu in the country’s coastal plains, whole families recalled the day in 1994 when Jungle Jabbah and his forces rolled into town. Eventually, one villager said, Kromah was dragged outside and killed, while Jungle Jabbah watched one of his soldiers’ cut into the man’s back with a machete.

Source: GNN Liberia October 01, 2017 15:00 UTC