Charles Taylor’s VCD… Special Court Criminality
Protected Special Court prosecution witnesses stormed offices of the Sierra Express Media in protest of recently released video cassette entitled: ‘The Special Court for Sierra Leone, the Prosecution vs. Charles Taylor.’
The cassette which exposed photos and testimonies of some of the witnesses, also brought to light roles played by them during periods of Sierra Leone’s brutal rebel war.
Samuel Kargbo, who authoritatively vowed instituting legal suit against the Special Court, angrily revealed how the forenamed court has endangers his and others lives.
He called the action of Special Court as ‘far from the attributes of an international court’ so to say.
“I have myself confronted management of the Special Court in relation to the video cassette. They denied having hands to the production of such a video,” Samuel explained, adding that, “Later; the court hypocritically issued a release dissociating itself from such. Of course, they promised to investigate the source of such a cassette and take appropriate action.”
Samuel informed this press that he had informed the Office of National Security (ONS) and has made formal complaint to Human Rights Commission Sierra Leone.
“I intend to file a suit against the Special Court; a court established to purposely bring to book persons culpable of crimes against humanity and international humanitarian crimes respectively,” angry Samuel fumed.
A thorough and watchful study of footages in the clip depicts that material compiled into a video cassette came from source; presumably from management of the Special Court or sourced out secretly from an insider.
Video footages as shown in the cassette blatantly describe originality thus pointing accusing fingers at management of the Special Court as doers of the said cassette.
Samuel also revealed to this press that them as witnesses for the prosecution of Charles Taylor, prior to their departure to The Hague/Netherlands, received assurances from management of the Special Court that they will all be protected during and after testimonies.
He revealed how the Special Court later gave them pittance as allowances.
That their protection which was guaranteed was never considered.
Dreadful appalling was Special Court’s conspiracy in the released of a video cassette the exposed and put to risk, lives of vulnerable Sierra Leonean witnesses.
“We will follow our rights to the end. The Special Court must pay for its rotten and life threatening action,” Samuel reiterated.
This press has recorded conversation between the lives threatening witnesses and management of the Special.
Samuel has vowed complaining management of Special to the United Nations copying all Embassies in this Sierra Leone.
To be continued.
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