“I saw Angel Gabriel many times,” said witness “X6” codenamed by the court to protect him from reprisals. He said he met Angel Gabriel at General Bokari’s house and on the war front. If the Finnish court finds that is what happened, it will have raise serious questions for the Special Court which convicted more than a dozen combatants from the Sierra Leone civil war. Whether we like it or not, the Finnish Trial of Massaquoi is undertaking an audit of the Sierra Leone Special Court’s application of international law, particularly the practice and enforcement of its witness protection scheme. And the killer said he was ordered by Angel Gabriel to carry on the execution,” the witness said.

Source: Front Page Africa September 16, 2021 00:37 UTC