The Swiss Federal Court in Bellinzona, Switzerland where Alieu Kosiah, center, is being prosecuted for war crimes and crimes against humanity. New Narratives/Leslie LumehBELLINZONA, Switzerland – Alieu Kosiah sat near a bucket filled with human hearts in Foya, Lofa County in the mid-1990s, a man told the Swiss Federal Criminal Court prosecuting the former rebel commander on Friday. “Kosiah said, ‘If you can’t carry the load to Kolahun, you will die right here,’” the plaintiff told the three-judge panel. Now we return as lions.”The rebels sang the song with Morlu Kpandeh was killed, the plaintiff told the court. It is Switzerland’s first war crimes trial to be heard in a civilian court.

Source: Front Page Africa February 20, 2021 18:22 UTC