The war crimes trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor has been postponed until Taylor has pleaded not guilty to 11 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including murder and rape, for his role in Sierra Leone's decade-long civil war. He is accused of arming and controlling Sierra Leone's notorious Revolutionary United Front in exchange for diamonds.
His defence team has argued that witnesses who could testify in Taylor's favour are reluctant to do so because of UN sanctions imposed on many of his relatives, friends and associates.
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