The convicted war criminal, Issa Sesay (in photo), has been telling the Charles Taylor trial of a virtual civil war by the rebel group, the RUF, between 1997 and 1999.<\/p>\n
Testifying for the defence, Mr Sesay said the conflict was sparked off by the behaviour of a rebel commander known as Superman, adding that Superman tried to kill him and executed another commander called Rambo.<\/p>\n
Issa Sesay, who is serving a 52-year jail term for atrocities committed by the RUF, said an in-fighting ripped the rebel movement apart in 1997 and left it with no central control.<\/p>\n
He told the court that from 1997, Superman \u00e2\u20ac\u201c whose real name was Dennis Mingo \u00e2\u20ac\u201c refused to carry out orders from the RUF second-in-command, Sam Bockarie.<\/p>\n
Mr. Sesay said Superman diverted captured materials, including AK rounds and RPG rockets, to his own purposes.<\/p>\n
At one point, Sesay went on, Superman was given Le9 million to pass on to Bockarie but said the hostile rebel commander kept the cash for himself.<\/p>\n
As part of its case that Charles Taylor had supported the RUF, the prosecution pointed to the fact that he had provided accommodation for the rebels in Monrovia.<\/p>\n
His Defence Counsel, Courtenay Griffiths, picked up this issue when questioning Issa Sesay.<\/p>\n
Mr. Sesay gave a chilling account of an attack which he said was carried out on the home of the RUF commander, Maurice Kallon by Superman\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s forces.<\/p>\n
He said Kallon\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s wife was assaulted and her infant baby banged against a wall. The baby\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s injuries were so severe that it died the following year.<\/p>\n
The trial of the former Liberian president Charles Taylor continues.<\/p>\n
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