Testifying to the three-judge panel, Mr. Kosiah denied recruiting any child soldiers for Ulimo. Mr. Kosiah, the first Liberian to face war crimes charges for his role in the Liberian civil war, said Ulimo leadership should be held accountable for recruitment of child soldiers, not him. Following that discussion, Mr. Kosiah recalled that after a long discussion, he agreed to join Ulimo within a week. Mr. Kosiah denied Madam F.’s claim that the house where the rape was alleged to have taken place was painted black. “We opened the gateway to Monrovia which was closed by Mr. Taylor,” Mr. Kosiah said.

Source: Front Page Africa December 10, 2020 04:52 UTC