Truth commission report recommends barring Liberian president, dozens of others from office

MONROVIA, Liberia — Liberia’s truth and reconciliation commission has recommended barring President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and 50 other high-profile figures from public office for three decades for supporting armed groups in the country’s civil wars.

Liberian commission recommends prosecution for Charles Taylor, other warlords

MONROVIA, Liberia — Liberia’s truth and reconciliation commission recommended Thursday that ex-President Charles Taylor and seven other former warlords be prosecuted for crimes against humanity for their alleged roles in the West African country’s civil war.

Poll

Do you think Barack Obama is a good choice for Nobel Peace Prize

View Results

Comments

Show all Polls
Loading ... Loading ...

Latest Friend Feeds

Af-liberia

  • freedom4usa Chinese language class starts in Liberia's capital
  • jluvisions Chinese language class starts in Liberia's capital (AP)
  • iddybud Remains of Hundreds Killed in Liberia Reburied - NYTimes.com The church service honoring the dead is intended to try to put to rest this particular chapter in Liberia's 14-year civil war, which killed an estimated 250,000 people.
  • vkuzmin Liberia arrests 6 Pakistanis at airport (AP)
  • petrbuben Commission: Bar Liberian president from office
  • petrbuben Commission: Bar Liberian president from office (AP)
  • petrbuben Liberia commission recommends warlord prosecution (AP)
  • smangat Peace Corps returns to Liberia after long absence - Yahoo! News
Protected by Comment Guard Pro