Trial Monitoring
Special Court for Sierra Leone, CDF Trial, Update 93
February 22, 2007
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On 22 February 2007 the First Accused in the CDF Case, Samuel Hinga Norman, passed away at a military hospital in Dakar, Senegal. Mr Norman was flown to Senegal on 17 January for medical treatment, and had undergone a successful surgical procedure on 8 February 2007. It is reported that Mr Norman suddenly collapsed in the morning hours of 22 February, and the Registrar of the Special Court for Sierra Leone has ordered an independent investigation by medical experts to ascertain the cause of death. Mr Norman is indicted before the Special Court on eight counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity and has maintained his innocence throughout the proceedings.