By Mark Doyle
BBC News



Charles Taylor has denied the charges against him
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor has said he was duped by Nigeria into being arrested and facing international justice.

Mr Taylor was speaking at his trial on war crimes charges at the Special Court for Sierra Leone in The Hague.

He is accused of backing rebels in Liberia's neighbour Sierra Leone, who committed widespread atrocities throughout the 1990s.

He had left power and was in exile in Nigeria in 2006 when he was arrested.

Mr Taylor now says the president of Nigeria at the time, Olusegun Obasanjo - who is currently a United Nations peace envoy - told him lies that caused him to be arrested.

CHARLES TAYLOR CHARGES

Violation of humanitarian law: Conscripting child soldiers
Crimes against humanity: Terrorising civilians, murder, rape, sexual slavery, enslavement
War crimes: "Violence to life", cruel treatment (including hacking off limbs), pillage


Preacher, warlord, president
Mr Taylor was living in exile in Nigeria in 2006 when US pressure to put him on trial for alleged war crimes increased.

Then, Mr Taylor suddenly disappeared while Mr Obasanjo was on his way to Washington to meet his US counterpart, George W Bush.

Then, equally suddenly, the Nigerians announced that they had arrested Mr Taylor for trying to escape.

The former Liberian leader told the court on Tuesday that Mr Obasanjo had earlier assured him he could leave the country freely.

He said Mr Obasanjo had lied to the world when he said that he, Mr Taylor, was trying to escape.

Mr Taylor said he hoped he would live to look Mr Obasanjo in the face one day and ask him to tell the truth about what happened.


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By Mark Doyle
BBC News



Charles Taylor has denied the charges against him
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor has said he was duped by Nigeria into being arrested and facing international justice.

Mr Taylor was speaking at his trial on war crimes charges at the Special Court for Sierra Leone in The Hague.

He is accused of backing rebels in Liberia's neighbour Sierra Leone, who committed widespread atrocities throughout the 1990s.

He had left power and was in exile in Nigeria in 2006 when he was arrested.

Mr Taylor now says the president of Nigeria at the time, Olusegun Obasanjo - who is currently a United Nations peace envoy - told him lies that caused him to be arrested.

CHARLES TAYLOR CHARGES

Violation of humanitarian law: Conscripting child soldiers
Crimes against humanity: Terrorising civilians, murder, rape, sexual slavery, enslavement
War crimes: "Violence to life", cruel treatment (including hacking off limbs), pillage


Preacher, warlord, president
Mr Taylor was living in exile in Nigeria in 2006 when US pressure to put him on trial for alleged war crimes increased.

Then, Mr Taylor suddenly disappeared while Mr Obasanjo was on his way to Washington to meet his US counterpart, George W Bush.

Then, equally suddenly, the Nigerians announced that they had arrested Mr Taylor for trying to escape.

The former Liberian leader told the court on Tuesday that Mr Obasanjo had earlier assured him he could leave the country freely.

He said Mr Obasanjo had lied to the world when he said that he, Mr Taylor, was trying to escape.

Mr Taylor said he hoped he would live to look Mr Obasanjo in the face one day and ask him to tell the truth about what happened.


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He hoped he would live after the terror he caused during his reign as the President of Liberia.

Eh yaah!! Sowi.
U were OBJ'ed.

Foolish man, what about the people he duped of their lives, arms & limbs?

Its a case of Senior Conman against junior conman: of course the senior won.

sori Taylor, he used you to score an international political point, that is why he is enjoying with UN and you are suffering. obj himself!!!

Charles Taylor is a dogg yes I said it.

What goes around comes around.,its payback time baba charlie