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Former Liberian rebel commander appeals life sentence for war crimes

In this file court-sketch made on October 10, 2022 former regional commander of the United Liberation Movement of Liberia for Democracy (ULIMO), a rebel group that fought the National Patriotic Front of ex-president Charles Taylor, Kunti Kamara (C) faces charges of crimes against humanity, including torture, at the Paris criminal court, in Paris. AFP - BENOIT PEYRUCQ

Former Liberian rebel commander Kunti Kamara will on Tuesday begin his appeal against a life sentence handed down by a Paris court in 2022 for complicity in crimes against humanity.

On 2 November 2022, a French court also convicted Kamara of torture and aggravated acts of barbarism for which the court sentenced him to life in prison.

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