Prosecutor seeks 80 years for Liberian strongman Taylor
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor takes notes at the start of the judgement hearing of his trial. By Peter Dejong (AFP/POOL/File)
THE HAGUE (AFP) - The chief prosecutor in the trial of Charles Taylor has sought an 80-year sentence after the Liberian former president's conviction for war crimes, according to a document made public Thursday.
"Should the trial chamber decide to impose a global sentence, 80 years imprisonment would be appropriate," said the document, signed by the Special Court for Sierra Leone's chief prosecutor Brenda Hollis in The Hague.