Gibril Massaquoi in detention in Finland consults with Paula Sallinen, one of his defense lawyers, during his trial Leslie Lumeh/New NarrativesFREETOWN, Sierra Leone – Paula Sallinen, one of Gibril Massaquoi’s Defense lawyers is now in Freetown, Sierra Leone, leading the defense case for Mr. Massaquoi. Nineteen witnesses will appear in the Sierra Leone sessions of the trial – all of them defense witnesses. Mr. Massaquoi contends that he was not in Liberia when the atrocities Liberian witnesses alleged he committed in Lofa and Monrovia took place. More than a dozen witnesses have testified that they knew Mr. Massaquoi to be under protection during that time. The team had the same process when the court was in Liberia and Ms. Sallinen stayed with Mr. Massaquoi and Mr. Gunmerus was in Liberia.
