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04/05/2006:

"Warlord Taylor's son held in US"

WASHINGTON: Charles McArthur Emmanuel, son of former Liberian president Charles Taylor, has been arrested in Miami, days after his father was handed over to a war crimes tribunal in West Africa.

Mr Emmanuel, a US citizen, led Liberian forces responsible for Taylor's security until he went into exile in 2003, according to an affidavit filed in the Federal Court in Miami.

Mr Emmanuel, 29, also known as Charles "Chuckie" Taylor Jr, was on a UN list of Liberians whose travel was restricted. He served his father in Liberia for the duration of Taylor's rule, from 1977 until August 2003, the affidavit said, citing an interview with Mr Emmanuel's mother.
theaustralian.news.com.au

Wow. He must have been an amazing baby.


Taylor finally takes the stand in Sierra Leone to deny war crimes
Charles Taylor, the former president of Liberia, has appeared in the dock at a UN-backed war crimes court in Sierra Leone in a historic precedent for Africa.

It is the first time a former African president has been brought to trial to face charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes on a continent notoriously reluctant to judge its own leaders.

Oh brother. Well rest assured, the Europeans will step in to judge them.