Charles Taylor Sentenced To 50years Imprisonment

Liberia's former president Charles Taylor was has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for war crimes at an international war crimes court, in The Hague yesterday 30th of May 2012.

Taylor was found guilty last month of 11 counts of aiding and abetting was crimes and crimes against humanity by supporting rebels between 1996 and 2002 in return for conflict diamonds. He was convicted of offenses including murder, rape, sexual slavery, recruiting child soldiers, enforced amputations and pillage.