Taylor boycotts war crimes trial
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor again boycotted his war crimes trial in The Hague. Because he has fired his court-funded lawyer, he was not represented in court, so judges adjourned the trial until July 3.
Taylor complained that he lacked funds to mount an adequate defense against charges of arming Sierra Leone rebels and orchestrating a murderous campaign during that country’s 10-year civil war.
The court offered to give Taylor $50,000 a month for his defense. He has been declared indigent despite a U.N. report saying he has millions in foreign banks.
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