He was widely held responsible for the country’s devastating civil war during the 1990s and for crimes committed during the civil war in neighbouring Sierra Leone. “Jungle Jabbah” allegedly committed civil war atrocities including murder and conscripting child soldiers, according to US officials. Kosiah is the very first former ULIMO member to be arrested and charged with international crimes committed during the Liberian civil war. Former President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf faced similar pressures which forced her into dealing former President Taylor over for war crimes trial. The arrests will continue and more indictments will be issued for Liberian War Crimes suspects, without exceptions, leading up to the establishment of an Extraordinary War Crimes Tribunal for Liberia.”Cllr.

Source: Front Page Africa September 10, 2018 00:45 UTC