Comments for The Trial of Charles Taylor http://charlestaylortrial.org International Criminal Justice in the Making Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:34:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on Central discussion forum by Helen http://charlestaylortrial.org/mission-statement/sharing/#comment-5081 Helen Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:27:56 +0000 http://charlestaylortrial.wordpress.com/mission-statement/sharing/#comment-5081 When exactly does the prosecution rap up its case? does anyone know for sure? and when does the defence start their defence? When exactly does the prosecution rap up its case? does anyone know for sure? and when does the defence start their defence?

]]> Comment on Central discussion forum by Kbarmor http://charlestaylortrial.org/mission-statement/sharing/#comment-5070 Kbarmor Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:13:06 +0000 http://charlestaylortrial.wordpress.com/mission-statement/sharing/#comment-5070 Zobon, You are right that the commander had information that was kept from foot soldiers. Issac Mongor , statements also suggest that there was information kept from the Commanders by the seniors Admin. in the organization. Mongor did not say that he gave Taylor diamond and Taylor gave him gun from what I got from and remember of his statements. I think that Taylor only dealt with persons who were equal to him in organization leadership and presidential, which would have been Foday S. Sankoh and other in the Admin part of the RUF Organization Zobon,
You are right that the commander had information that was kept from foot soldiers. Issac Mongor , statements also suggest that there was information kept from the Commanders by the seniors Admin. in the organization. Mongor did not say that he gave Taylor diamond and Taylor gave him gun from what I got from and remember of his statements. I think that Taylor only dealt with persons who were equal to him in organization leadership and presidential, which would have been Foday S. Sankoh and other in the Admin part of the RUF Organization

]]> Comment on Central discussion forum by Zobon http://charlestaylortrial.org/mission-statement/sharing/#comment-5068 Zobon Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:41:46 +0000 http://charlestaylortrial.wordpress.com/mission-statement/sharing/#comment-5068 Kbarmor I did not disagree with you, I was trying to explain to you that each of the witness testimonies was inconsistence and had dough cast on it . For a statement to be accepted it has to be consistence with what was given during deposition. Most of these document that was admitted in as evidence will go to weight of the document. Like for instance those picture that was given about chucky that had no source will have no weight. What harris is saying is that come September when the defense start to present it case, then we will get the clear picture cause we will be listening to people with the right information and not people with hearsay and they say. The Judges are conscious that a foot solider do not have much information like their commanders so the defense should only focus on presenting commanders. When they do that their information will over shadow the others. So far the only most senior RUF commander that the prosecutor put on stand was Issac Mongor and you know what happen to his testimonies. and it has been establish in this trial that commander had information that was keep for foot soliders. BYE Zobon Kbarmor

I did not disagree with you, I was trying to explain to you that each of the witness testimonies was inconsistence and had dough cast on it . For a statement to be accepted it has to be consistence with what was given during deposition. Most of these document that was admitted in as evidence will go to weight of the document. Like for instance those picture that was given about chucky that had no source will have no weight. What harris is saying is that come September when the defense start to present it case, then we will get the clear picture cause we will be listening to people with the right information and not people with hearsay and they say. The Judges are conscious that a foot solider do not have much information like their commanders so the defense should only focus on presenting commanders. When they do that their information will over shadow the others. So far the only most senior RUF commander that the prosecutor put on stand was Issac Mongor and you know what happen to his testimonies.
and it has been establish in this trial that commander had information that was keep for foot soliders.
BYE
Zobon

]]> Comment on Central discussion forum by Kbarmor http://charlestaylortrial.org/mission-statement/sharing/#comment-5063 Kbarmor Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:51:31 +0000 http://charlestaylortrial.wordpress.com/mission-statement/sharing/#comment-5063 Harris K Johnson, While I agree with you that there has not been any hard evidence given in open court so far against Taylor, there have been alot of hearsay evidence given and accepted by the court that must be dealt with during the trial. You keep hinting about somethings big will happen in this trial come September. Will the prosecution still be presenting it case or will the Defense be starting to present it case. There also some of our brothers on this website have proven they see, hear, read between lines with comprehension better and have such a big great mind, that they are too above other to even listen to a different of opinions. Harris K Johnson,
While I agree with you that there has not been any hard evidence given in open court so far against Taylor, there have been alot of hearsay evidence given and accepted by the court that must be dealt with during the trial.

You keep hinting about somethings big will happen in this trial come September. Will the prosecution still be presenting it case or will the Defense be starting to present it case.

There also some of our brothers on this website have proven they see, hear, read between lines with comprehension better and have such a big great mind, that they are too above other to even listen to a different of opinions.

]]> Comment on Central discussion forum by Kbarmor http://charlestaylortrial.org/mission-statement/sharing/#comment-5062 Kbarmor Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:18:55 +0000 http://charlestaylortrial.wordpress.com/mission-statement/sharing/#comment-5062 Harris K Johnson, You keep hinting about somethings big will happen in this trial come September. Will the prosecution still be presenting it case or will the Defense be starting to present it case. Harris K Johnson,
You keep hinting about somethings big will happen in this trial come September. Will the prosecution still be presenting it case or will the Defense be starting to present it case.

]]> Comment on Central discussion forum by Harris K Johnson http://charlestaylortrial.org/mission-statement/sharing/#comment-5060 Harris K Johnson Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:53:52 +0000 http://charlestaylortrial.wordpress.com/mission-statement/sharing/#comment-5060 Zobon, While I agreed 100% that there are two ways to everything, some of our brothers on this website have proven that they have eyes, but can not see, have ears, but can not hear,and have minds, but can not read between lines with comprehension. Every big mind like you know that there is no hard evidence so far that has been presented against Mr. Taylor in this case. Let us wait and see comes September. I can also be contacted on this email: jkortu@yahoo.com or security@merlin-liberia.org. Harris K Johnson VP Road, Monrovia-Liberia Zobon,

While I agreed 100% that there are two ways to everything, some of our brothers on this website have proven that they have eyes, but can not see, have ears, but can not hear,and have minds, but can not read between lines with comprehension. Every big mind like you know that there is no hard evidence so far that has been presented against Mr. Taylor in this case. Let us wait and see comes September. I can also be contacted on this email: jkortu@yahoo.com or security@merlin-liberia.org.

Harris K Johnson
VP Road, Monrovia-Liberia

]]> Comment on Central discussion forum by Kbarmor http://charlestaylortrial.org/mission-statement/sharing/#comment-5058 Kbarmor Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:30:05 +0000 http://charlestaylortrial.wordpress.com/mission-statement/sharing/#comment-5058 Zobon, When a person mix lies with trues it hard to tell which are lies and which are trues unless there is proof that it’s a lie. Like this last witness Jaward, it was proving he lied about his pay in the ATU. The defense has brought out inconsistences of the witnesses’ statement at varies times they gave to the prosecution and what they are saying in court. The evidence the witnesses have given in open court against Taylor has been all hearsay not what they actually know for a fact. There were Witnesses who testify in close court. We do not know who they were, what they said or how the defenses handle their evidences. Your question, "I will just like you to please show me one witness the got bye the defense so easily with a evidence that was not destroy." The defense has not at this time proven or destroyed and rightly so, that the hearsay evidence is not true. When the defense brings its case then we will know if what these witnesses was told by other is true or not true. That is why I said that even if these witnesses are lying about some of the things they are saying, some of the things they are saying are truth. Such as when the witnesses said they heard or were told this about Taylor, this is true because I heard some of the same things over different news media. When the witnesses said that this person told them they mostly are lying because so far the people that told them Taylor did this and that is dead. So it would be in the best interests of Taylor to make sure he defended himself against the hearsay evidence the witnesses have told to be true. The trial will continue to the end unless the prosecution drop the case against him, which that is highly unlikely. Zobon,
When a person mix lies with trues it hard to tell which are lies and which are trues unless there is proof that it’s a lie. Like this last witness Jaward, it was proving he lied about his pay in the ATU.

The defense has brought out inconsistences of the witnesses’ statement at varies times they gave to the prosecution and what they are saying in court. The evidence the witnesses have given in open court against Taylor has been all hearsay not what they actually know for a fact. There were Witnesses who testify in close court. We do not know who they were, what they said or how the defenses handle their evidences.

Your question, “I will just like you to please show me one witness the got bye the defense so easily with a evidence that was not destroy.” The defense has not at this time proven or destroyed and rightly so, that the hearsay evidence is not true. When the defense brings its case then we will know if what these witnesses was told by other is true or not true.

That is why I said that even if these witnesses are lying about some of the things they are saying, some of the things they are saying are truth. Such as when the witnesses said they heard or were told this about Taylor, this is true because I heard some of the same things over different news media. When the witnesses said that this person told them they mostly are lying because so far the people that told them Taylor did this and that is dead.

So it would be in the best interests of Taylor to make sure he defended himself against the hearsay evidence the witnesses have told to be true. The trial will continue to the end unless the prosecution drop the case against him, which that is highly unlikely.

]]> Comment on Central discussion forum by zobon http://charlestaylortrial.org/mission-statement/sharing/#comment-5055 zobon Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:49:57 +0000 http://charlestaylortrial.wordpress.com/mission-statement/sharing/#comment-5055 Hey kbarmor All those evidence had dought cast on them and are full of inconsistence the was no real contest here for the defense that a witnesses could not be proven wrong. In other for a judge to believe fully the actual account of any witness statement it has to be consistence with what you told the Interviewer. I will just like you to please show me one witness the got bye the defense so easily with a evidence that was not destroy. BYE Zobon Hey kbarmor

All those evidence had dought cast on them and are full of inconsistence the was no real contest here for the defense that a witnesses could not be proven wrong. In other for a judge to believe
fully the actual account of any witness statement it has to be consistence with what you told the Interviewer. I will just like you to please show me one witness the got bye the defense so easily with a evidence that was not destroy.

BYE
Zobon

]]> Comment on Central discussion forum by Kbarmor http://charlestaylortrial.org/mission-statement/sharing/#comment-5053 Kbarmor Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:56:40 +0000 http://charlestaylortrial.wordpress.com/mission-statement/sharing/#comment-5053 Harris K Johnson, All of what these witness have said rubbish or none rubbish have been admitted into evidence. And God should have been your strenght and guard at the beginning of this mess. But as most people do they don't think about God until they have created a very big problem for themselves and then start calling on God to recure them. God is able, be NO is the answer sometimes. Now come September what type of witness you would consider to be the voiceless in this terrible man-made war of Sierra Leone. Harris K Johnson,
All of what these witness have said rubbish or none rubbish have been admitted into evidence.

And God should have been your strenght and guard at the beginning of this mess. But as most people do they don’t think about God until they have created a very big problem for themselves and then start calling on God to recure them. God is able, be NO is the answer sometimes.

Now come September what type of witness you would consider to be the voiceless in this terrible man-made war of Sierra Leone.

]]> Comment on Central discussion forum by Harris K Johnson http://charlestaylortrial.org/mission-statement/sharing/#comment-5051 Harris K Johnson Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:25:54 +0000 http://charlestaylortrial.wordpress.com/mission-statement/sharing/#comment-5051 Kbarmor, How many of those rubbish that you call trurh have been admitted into evidence? As for the defense of Taylor, do not worry about what God is about to do. In this case God is our strenght and our guard we fear no evil black or white. Comes September, the world will hear the voice of the voice less. When the Lord arrive, the enemies will run in seven different ways. Just to let you know that our God is able. Harris K Johnson VP Road, Congo Town, Monrovia-Liberia Kbarmor,

How many of those rubbish that you call trurh have been admitted into evidence? As for the defense of Taylor, do not worry about what God is about to do. In this case God is our strenght and our guard we fear no evil black or white. Comes September, the world will hear the voice of the voice less. When the Lord arrive, the enemies will run in seven different ways. Just to let you know that our God is able.

Harris K Johnson
VP Road, Congo Town,
Monrovia-Liberia

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