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Liberia’s ex-president and warlord Charles Taylor is to serve his 50-year prison sentence for war crimes in Britain (Picture: AFP / Getty)
A former Liberian president who sold blood diamonds to fund attacks of appalling barbarity in Sierra Leone is to serve his 50-year prison term in Britain.
Charles Taylor – who has lost an appeal against his conviction for terrorism, murder, rape and using child soldiers – will be transferred from Holland.
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