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Breaking News Sun, 20 May 2012
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor, second right, makes his first appearance at the Special Court in Freetown, Monday, April 3, 2006. Former Liberian President Charles Taylor pleaded not guilty Monday to war crimes and crimes against humanity, including sexual slavery, mutilation and sending children into combat.
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Charles Taylor accuses prosecutors of paying witnesses
Charles Taylor, the former Liberian president convicted of crimes against humanity, accused United Nations prosecutors of paying witnesses to testify against him and threatening them if they refused. ... (photo: AP / George Osodi)
File - Journalists take notes and record as they listen to the verdict of the trial against former Liberian President Charles Taylor, seen on the screen standing in the court room of the Special Court for Sierra Leone in Leidschendam, near The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday April 26, 2012.
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 BBC News 
Sierra Leone trial: Charles Taylor set to address court
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor is expected to address the international court that found him guilty of war crimes in Sierra Leone. | It is his last chance to speak at the tribunal in The Hag... (photo: AP / Peter Dejong)
Chief Prosecutor Brenda J. Hollis, left, answers questions of a journalist outside the Special Court for Sierra Leone, rear, where judges delivered their verdict in the trial against former Liberian President Charles Taylor in Leidschendam, near The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday April 26, 2012.  France24 
Prosecutor seeks 80 years for Liberian strongman Taylor
| AFP - The chief prosecutor in the trial of Charles Taylor has suggested an 80-year sentence after the Liberian former president's conviction for war crimes, according to a document made public Thurs... (photo: AP / Peter Dejong)
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GULF OF MEXICO  Bales of cocaine, seized by a Coast Guard law enforcement team, are shown ready for transport off of the USS Oak Hill, Dec. 9, 2011. Working jointly with the Oak Hills crew, the Coast Guard team, comprised of members from Pacific Tactical Law Enforcement Team, Tactical Law Enforcement Team South and Maritime Safety and Security Team San Diego (91109), interdicted more two tons of cocaine from the motor vessel Mr. Geo. U.S. Navy photo. (1486720) ( Coast Guard law enforcement team, USS Oak Hill seize cocaine shipment )  Graphic 
Ghanaian Drug Baron To Be Extradicted
Robert Yaw Danquah, the 54-year-old Ghanaian drug baron who, together with three Venezuelan accomplices, imported two tonnes of cocaine valued at $400 million into The Gambia is to be extradited from ... (photo: US Coastguard)
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