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Former Sierra Leone rebel leader granted early release

Augustine Gbao, right, was sentenced in 2009 to 25 years in prison for acts including terrorism, extermination, murder, rape and sexual slavery. [AFP]

Sierra Leone's UN-backed tribunal said Wednesday it will grant conditional early release to a former rebel leader in prison for crimes against humanity committed during the country's brutal civil war.

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