LINKTV France 24 September 26, 2013
Overnight. Those are the latest headlines joining us here on france 24. Charles taylor has failed to have his 50 Year Prison Sentence for war crimes overturned. The 65yearold was found guilty last year on 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity for supporting rebels fighting in neighboring sierra leones civil war. It is believed he received so called blood diamonds mined by slave laborers, and political influence in return for his help. His lawyers argued that judges relied on uncorroborated hearsay. Here is what the judges had to say as the verdict was handed down. The chamber aff...
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