Liberian rebel leader convicted of atrocities in landmark Swiss judgment
Alieu Kosiah was found guilty of murder and rape during Liberia's civil war a quarter century ago and sentenced to 20 years in prison
18 June 2021 - 17:38
A rebel commander was convicted of multiple atrocities during Liberia’s civil war a quarter century ago, marking a win for Swiss prosecutors who applied the principle of “universal jurisdiction” to the bloody conflict that killed some 250,000 people.
Alieu Kosiah was found guilty of murder and rape, and sentenced to 20 years in prison on Friday by Switzerland’s top criminal court. It followed a February trial which brought together the defendant and six of his victims for the first time in a courtroom...
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