While in the line, he took two of my brothers under the bridge that was his base and killed them there.”“I saw Massaquoi firing at the two brothers of mine under the bridge,” the man said. Massaquoi has not been moved to Liberia and is watching the proceedings through videolink. Massaquoi’s state appointed defense lawyer Kaarle Gunmerus Leslie Lumeh/New NarrativesThe second witness, speaking confidently, told the court that Massaquoi had soldiers with him, some with arms and some without. “I saw him well and he said he was the commander” the witness told the court. The court has directed journalists to conceal the identity of all witnesses in the case to protect them from intimidation and retaliation.

Source: Front Page Africa February 25, 2021 10:07 UTC