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Prosecutor seeks 80 years for Liberian strongman Taylor

By AFP
Liberia Former Liberian President Charles Taylor takes notes at the start of the judgement hearing of his trial.  By Peter Dejong (AFP/POOL/File)
THU, 03 MAY 2012
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.

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