Final appeal arguments in the case of The Prosecutor versus Charles Ghankay Taylor, the former Liberian President indicted on 7 March 2003,are scheduled for Wednesday, 23 January 2013 at the war crimes tribunal in The Hague.
Between April and May 2012 Charles Taylor was found guilty on all 11 counts and sentenced to a prison term of 50 years.
A press statement from the Special Court in Freetown Monday says this is the last time that lawyers for the prosecution and the defence will argue a case before the Court.
“After the arguments conclude on Wednesday, the Judges of the Appeals Chamber will retire to consider their judgement. That judgement is expected in September 2013,” the release states.
Meanwhile, on Tuesday Justice Teresa Doherty will convene a brief hearing at 1:00 p.m., also in Courtroom 1, to close the contempt trial of Independent Counsel v. Prince Taylor.
Taylor, a local investigator formerly attached but not related to the Charles Taylor defence team, was arrested in early October 2012 on nine counts of contempt of the Special Court.
The indictment alleged that he interfered with four prosecution witnesses who testified in the Charles Taylor trial, and that he also interfered with a fifth person who was about to give evidence in contempt proceedings.
