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Special Court for Sierra Leone, AFRC Trial, Update 78
June 16, 2006
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SCSL, AFRC Trial, Update 78
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AFRC Trial
Case or Series
Special Court for Sierra Leone
Country
Sierra Leone
Language
English
The First Accused continues to deny any involvement with the RUF in any of the areas contained within the indictment. He testified that he did witness abductions and killings of civilians whilst traveling between Kailahun and Kono in early 1998 but these had been carried out by the RUF. He stated that he had not ordered any of these acts and he had not been in a position to prevent them because he was first under arrest by the RUF and then managed to escape them but was on the run. He also told the Court that he had not witnessed any rapes or women being forced to accompany rebels.