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By Joaquin Sendolo with New Narratives It was an emotional day in the war crimes trial of Gibril Massaquoi as one of the witnesses broke down in tears as he described the day he said fighters under Massaquoi’s command locked 75 people in a kitchen and set them ablaze in 2001 in Kiatanhun in Lofa County. Over the past three weeks the Finnish court, holding hearings in Liberia, heard from witnesses who accused Massaquoi of atrocities at the Waterside Bridge in Monrovia. On Tuesday the focus of his alleged crimes moved to Lofa County, in Liberia’s north-western region which had been a base ...

Liberia: Emotional Witness Tells War Crimes Court Gibril Massaquoi Burned People Alive Liberia: Emotional Witness Tells War Crimes Court Gibril Massaquoi Burned People Alive Share The four-judge panel from Finland listens to testimony in Liberia in the trial of Gibril Massaquoi Leslie Lumeh/New Narratives MONROVIA — It was an emotional day in the war crimes trial of Gibril Massaquoi as one of the witnesses broke down in tears as he described the day he said fighters under Massaquoi’s command locked 75 people in a kitchen and set them ablaze in 2001 in Kiatanhun in Lofa County. By Joaquin ...

Liberia: Witnesses Tell Court Massaquoi Killed Family Liberia: Witnesses Tell Court Massaquoi Killed Family Share A panel of four Finnish judges is presiding over the trial of Gibril Massaquoi in a secret location in Liberia Leslie Lumeh/New Narratives By Joaquin Sendolo with New Narratives MONROVIA, Liberia – The Finnish court hearing the war crimes case against former Revolutionary United Front commander Gibril Massaquoi heard from two witnesses on Wednesday who said they saw Massaquoi murder their relatives during the Liberian civil war. The witness, now 47, detailed the crimes he said h...