Liberia, Feb. 16 -- BELLINZONA, Switzerland - The first victim in the war crimes trial of Alieu Kosiah testified on Monday, as the court resumed after an 8-week break, telling the court harrowing details of the day, he said, the former rebel commander ordered the killing of seven people in Zorzor, Lofa County, including the witness's brother.
By James Harding Giahyue, New Narratives Senior Justice Correspondent
The witness, whose lawyers requested not be identified for fear of retaliation, described the killings at a gas station in Zorzor.
"He (Kosiah) was giving the command and the command was executed," the witness told the panel of three judges of the Swiss Federal Criminal Court prosecuting Kosiah. "No one gave him command. He was ve...