Liberia's Taylor jailed for 50 years for war crimes

  • 12 years ago
A UN-backed court sentenced former Liberian leader Charles Taylor on Wednesday to 50 years in jail for war crimes.

The Special Court for Sierra Leone found Taylor guilty last month of supporting rebels who murdered, raped and mutilated thousands of people during the West African country's civil war.

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