GENEVA, Jan 11 — A former Liberian warlord will appeal a 20-year prison sentence for war crimes in a Swiss court today, as prosecutors broaden the indictment to include crimes against humanity.
Like war crimes, crimes against humanity refers to atrocities, including murder, torture and rape, but instead of isolated or sporadic events, it is for incidents carried out in a widespread or systematic way.The additional charge is “important for the victims”, Raphael Jakob, a lawyer representing one of seven plaintiffs, who have all travelled to Bellinzona in southern Switzerland for the hearings.
He ordered or participated in the murder and killing of 17 civilians and two unarmed soldiers, as well as rape, and deploying a child soldier, the court ruled. Kosiah, who settled in Switzerland in 1998 and was arrested in the country in 2014, appealed the verdict, maintaining his innocence and requesting an acquittal.
Jakob said the appeals trial also provided a significant opportunity for Liberians to follow the proceedings.
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