Gibril Massaquoi consults with his lawyer in his war crimes trial, Leslie Lumeh/New NarrativesMONROVIA, Liberia – For a second day in a row emotions dominated proceedings in the war crimes trial of Gibril Massaquoi in Liberia. Civilian 27 echoed previous witnesses who said the soldiers were speaking Creole and Mende, two languages common in Sierra Leone and not Liberia. “We were in Babarhun when the soldiers told us that they were acting on orders and their commander was coming,” she told the court. He called his name to us and said he was next to God.”Quizzed by the defense to establish whether she truly knew Massaquoi, Civilian 27 said, “This man was Gibril Massaquoi. Massaquoi had been granted residency in Finland and immunity from prosecution for crimes in Sierra Leone in exchange for his testimony.

Source: Front Page Africa March 18, 2021 07:30 UTC