Liberia, Feb. 17 -- BELLINZONA, Switzerland - A former fighter for the United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy (ULIMO) told the Swiss Criminal Court Tuesday that Alieu Kosiah ordered the killing of people and forced civilians to transport looted goods long distances on foot.
By James Harding Giahyue, New Narratives Senior Justice Correspondent
The victim, the second of seven alleged victims who lodged the complaint with Swiss authorities that spiked this historic war crimes trial, told the court he was 21 when he witnessed the alleged crimes in 1993, first as a civilian and then as a rebel.
"Alieu Kosiah gave the order for them to kill us," the alleged victim told the three-judge panel. The alleged victims who brought the cas...