The trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor before the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) was suspended Friday, February 11, pending a decision of the Appeals Chamber. The SCSL should have held its last hearing Friday, in Leidschendam, near The Hague, before the deliberations of the trial, expected mid-2011.
Charles Taylor is tried in a trial for war crimes and crimes against humanity during the civil war in Sierra Leone. Former Liberian president is accused of supplying weapons and ammunition in exchange for diamonds to the RUF rebels during the civil war in Sierra Leone between 1991 and 2001, which had 120,000 dead.
Courtenay Griffiths, counsel for Mr. Taylor was entitled to lodge an appeal to the judges' decision not to accept the filing of the final document of the defense he presented with twenty days late. On Tuesday, the lawyer had to protest against the refusal of the judges, refused to attend the prosecutor's request and to make its closing arguments on Wednesday.
Charles Taylor's side had not come back in the courtroom Tuesday afternoon after a break. The trial of Charles Taylor, the first African head of state pursued by international justice, was opened in January 2008 in the Netherlands, where he was relocated for security reasons. 
Charles Taylor is tried in a trial for war crimes and crimes against humanity during the civil war in Sierra Leone. Former Liberian president is accused of supplying weapons and ammunition in exchange for diamonds to the RUF rebels during the civil war in Sierra Leone between 1991 and 2001, which had 120,000 dead.
Courtenay Griffiths, counsel for Mr. Taylor was entitled to lodge an appeal to the judges' decision not to accept the filing of the final document of the defense he presented with twenty days late. On Tuesday, the lawyer had to protest against the refusal of the judges, refused to attend the prosecutor's request and to make its closing arguments on Wednesday.
Charles Taylor's side had not come back in the courtroom Tuesday afternoon after a break. The trial of Charles Taylor, the first African head of state pursued by international justice, was opened in January 2008 in the Netherlands, where he was relocated for security reasons.
- Prosecution Makes Closing Arguments in Charles Taylor Trial - Voice of America (08/02/2011)
- Charles Taylor's lawyer walks out of court at Hague - BBC News (08/02/2011)
- Charles Taylor's Fuming Lawyer Tears Out of Court (08/02/2011)
- Charles Taylor defense may appeal over documents: judge (11/02/2011)
- Taylor Hague trial set to close (11/02/2011)
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