Ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor has been ordered to
serve the rest of his jail term in the UK, after losing a request to be
transferred to Rwanda.
serve the rest of his jail term in the UK, after losing a request to be
transferred to Rwanda.
Taylor had argued that he was being denied his rights to a
family life, because his wife and children had not been granted UK visas. But judges
rejected this argument, saying they had not properly applied.
family life, because his wife and children had not been granted UK visas. But judges
rejected this argument, saying they had not properly applied.
Taylor argued he was being held “effectively in
isolation” because he was “too much of a target and too
vulnerable” to be kept with other inmates of the Frankland prison in the
northern English city of Durham. Stating he wants to be on the African continent,
where people would share a “cultural affinity” with him, BBC says.
isolation” because he was “too much of a target and too
vulnerable” to be kept with other inmates of the Frankland prison in the
northern English city of Durham. Stating he wants to be on the African continent,
where people would share a “cultural affinity” with him, BBC says.
The court however turned all his appeals down stressing that
prisoners did not have the right to choose their place of incarceration. Judges
also told his lawyers to ask his family to re-apply for UK Visas.
prisoners did not have the right to choose their place of incarceration. Judges
also told his lawyers to ask his family to re-apply for UK Visas.
It will be recalled that a UN-backed court convicted him of
war crimes over his support for rebels who committed atrocities in Sierra Leone
years ago.
war crimes over his support for rebels who committed atrocities in Sierra Leone
years ago.
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