A Liberian rebel commander has been sentenced to 20 years jail in Switzerland for crimes including rape, killings and an act of cannibalism, in one of the first ever convictions over the West African country's civil war.Alieu Kosiah faced charges including one where he was accused of eating slices of a man's heart
A plaintiff in the case who testified that Kosiah ordered his brother's murder urged other Liberians to come forward as witnesses and secure more convictions.He asked not to be named in media reports for fear of reprisals.Liberia has ignored pressure to prosecute crimes from its back-to-back wars between 1989-2003, in which thousands of child soldiers became bound up in power tussles exacerbated by ethnic rivalry.
His lawyer Dmitri Gianoli said in an email to Reuters that Kosiah was "very disappointed" by the court's decision, saying it had succumbed to media and political pressure."Mr Alieu Kosiah will pursue his fight for justice to be served."
Commentary here shows an absolute disregard for human life like the recent story of a soldier skinning children alive, these barbaric acts should get the world to wipe out completely the people that do them
Whatever! The reporting cannot be trusted. Libyan war was USA & allies destabilising the country by arming terrorists & bombing the government. Now we have a big cannibal headline for the Lybian side. I know its a fact USA was behind the war but not reported as such. Propaganda!
Eat that commandero
Indigenous Liberian or non-indigenous Liberian?
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Police fear killing in Sydney CBD will lead to ‘full scale gang war’The brutal slaying of notorious crime figure Bilal Hamze in the heart of Sydney’s CBD last night is a brazen escalation of violence even by the grisly standards of the city’s underworld. If they want to shoot the crap 💩 out of each other let them 🤷♂️ Just make sure no innocents get caught up 🤷♂️ Just put them in a room together and let them at it. Lock up the remaining. That will sort the mongrels out. Yay! Natural selection at play! Quick, destroy each other & do us all a favour... go on!
Source: newscomauHQ - 🏆 9. / 77 Read more »
Lawyers for Witness K argue former spy should not be punished as a deterrent to othersLawyers acting for Witness K have argued that the government should not make an example of the man for the means of deterring others, and that he should be spared jail time. “Making an example” of someone is the most psychotic concept, I don’t even care what they did. The alarm is in the atrocious conduct of the Aust Govt to spy on a foreign entitie.... Then cry when others spy on them
Source: SBSNews - 🏆 3. / 89 Read more »
McCormack brushes aside spill rumours amid talk of Joyce return“If others want to push personal ambition then that’s a matter for them,” Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack said I bet he's ringing a lot of people this weekend, even if he isn't apparently interested. Personal ambition? Politicians? Perish the thought do we really pay these people to have a good time
Source: smh - 🏆 6. / 80 Read more »
Ex-con and bankrupt advised Melissa Caddick on tax affairsMissing fraudster Melissa Caddick used former banned bankrupt accountant Cyril ‘John’ Pearson who was jailed for embezzling money from a superannuation fund as an adviser.
Source: smh - 🏆 6. / 80 Read more »
Queensland Rail driver killed in train collision west of RockhamptonA train driver is dead and two others are injured after a Queensland Rail locomotive and a coal train collided west of Rockhampton. Sad RIP.
Source: SBSNews - 🏆 3. / 89 Read more »
UN official warns Myanmar at risk of 'large-scale' civil warThe United Nations General Assembly calls for a stop to the flow of arms to Myanmar after UN special envoy Christine Schraner Burgener warned 'the risk of a large-scale civil war is real'. A large scale civil war actively encouraged by the west, if ABC, and their endless glamour pieces on 'rebel training camps' is anything to go by... Does anyone trust the UN. They are upset their puppet is in handcuffs and their drug and human trafficking trade deals are dead in Myanmar No kiddin'. Syria, Venezuela, Hong Kong, Belarus....and now Myanmar. The current tyrant MO is to tough it out.
Source: abcnews - 🏆 5. / 83 Read more »