Date: 02 June 2008 - 30 June 2009
Time: 09:30 - 17:00
Organizer: Special Court for Sierra Leone
Venue: ICC, The Hague

The trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor at the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) has recommenced following a one-week adjournment.

The trial is taking place at the premises of the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague.

 Live streaming of the Taylor trial

Charles Taylor, President of Liberia from 1997 to 2003, is charged with five counts of crimes against humanity, including murder, sexual slavery and violence, and enslavement; five counts of war crimes, including acts of terrorism and torture; and one count of other serious violations of international humanitarian law. Taylor is the first African head of state to go on trial for war crimes before an international tribunal. He has denied all of the 11 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, but has recognised the jurisdiction of the UN-backed Special Court. Taylor’s trial was moved from Freetown, Sierra Leone’s capital, to The Hague for security reasons.

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Live streaming of the Taylor trial