Swiss court ruling in Liberia war-crimes case
Conflict · First reported 30 Oct, 14:01 · Updated 15:57
Switzerland’s supreme court upheld Alieu Kosiah’s 20-year sentence for war crimes but overturned his conviction for crimes against humanity, citing the rule against applying that offence retroactively. The ruling makes the war-crimes conviction final.
- Switzerland’s supreme court upheld Kosiah’s 20-year sentence for war crimes and overturned his conviction for crimes against humanity.
- The court said the crimes-against-humanity offence, added to Swiss law in 2011, could not apply to acts from 1993–1995.
- The Straits Times described the decision as confirming a guilty verdict in Switzerland’s first war-crimes trial.
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- Defendant
- Alieu Kosiah, a former Liberian rebel commander.
- Sentence
- 20 years in prison, upheld by Switzerland’s supreme court.
- Overturned conviction
- Crimes against humanity; the court cited non-retroactivity.
- Relevant period
- The challenged acts were dated 1993–1995.
- Swiss law
- The crimes-against-humanity offence was introduced in 2011.
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