Charles Chuckie McArthur Emmanuel Taylor, the son of former Liberian President, Charlse Taylor has been sentenced to 97 years imprisonment for torturing opponent of his father's administration during his tenure of office.
Taylor was commanding the ‘Demon Forces’ a paramilitary group which is specialized on torturing of political opponents during 1999 to 2003. The ‘Demon Forces’ was accused of applying various torturing techniques to political opponents including electric shock, molten plastic, lit cigarettes, hot irons, bayonets and ants bites.
Meanwhile, Charles Ghankay Taylor father of ‘Chuckie’ Taylor is similarly standing trial in the Hague for his alleged involvement in the Sierra Leone civil war. He is charged with various war crimes and crimes against humanity. His trial is expected to resume in The Hague after it went into a long break last year. His case was transferred to The Hague citing security concerns in the region a Senior Official of the Special Court for Sierra Leone said.
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US Federal agents arrested Emmanuel as he tried to enter the US at Miami international airport in March 2006.
During the trial, witnesses said Emmanuel, known as Chuckie in Liberia, stood by and laughed as soldiers forced prisoners to play "stone football", kicking large stones until their bare feet were bruised and bleeding. One witness described having flaming plastic melted onto his skin; another said soldiers cut his genitals.
In April 1999, Emmanuel summarily executed three men and ordered guards to cut another prisoner's throat, his indictment said.
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MY COMMENT:
When will Africans learn? We are our own greatest enemies, we are the major reason why Africa is still behind. We starve our people, we torture them, we deny them the right to exist. The blood that flows in Africa today is not by the whip of our colonial master, rather it is by the matchets, guns and laws of our leaders. This Taylors' case is absolute nemesis. This is the fate of tyrants in Africa and around the world, there is no escape. I hope other leaders learn from this.
Taylor was commanding the ‘Demon Forces’ a paramilitary group which is specialized on torturing of political opponents during 1999 to 2003. The ‘Demon Forces’ was accused of applying various torturing techniques to political opponents including electric shock, molten plastic, lit cigarettes, hot irons, bayonets and ants bites.
Meanwhile, Charles Ghankay Taylor father of ‘Chuckie’ Taylor is similarly standing trial in the Hague for his alleged involvement in the Sierra Leone civil war. He is charged with various war crimes and crimes against humanity. His trial is expected to resume in The Hague after it went into a long break last year. His case was transferred to The Hague citing security concerns in the region a Senior Official of the Special Court for Sierra Leone said.
http://africanews.com
US Federal agents arrested Emmanuel as he tried to enter the US at Miami international airport in March 2006.
During the trial, witnesses said Emmanuel, known as Chuckie in Liberia, stood by and laughed as soldiers forced prisoners to play "stone football", kicking large stones until their bare feet were bruised and bleeding. One witness described having flaming plastic melted onto his skin; another said soldiers cut his genitals.
In April 1999, Emmanuel summarily executed three men and ordered guards to cut another prisoner's throat, his indictment said.
http://runningafrica.com
MY COMMENT:
When will Africans learn? We are our own greatest enemies, we are the major reason why Africa is still behind. We starve our people, we torture them, we deny them the right to exist. The blood that flows in Africa today is not by the whip of our colonial master, rather it is by the matchets, guns and laws of our leaders. This Taylors' case is absolute nemesis. This is the fate of tyrants in Africa and around the world, there is no escape. I hope other leaders learn from this.
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