Protected Special Court prosecution witnesses stormed offices of the Sierra Express Media in protest of recently released video cassette entitled: \u2018The Special Court for Sierra Leone, the Prosecution vs. Charles Taylor.\u2019<\/p>\n
The cassette which exposed photos and testimonies of some of the witnesses, also brought to light roles played by them during periods of Sierra Leone\u2019s brutal rebel war.<\/p>\n
Samuel Kargbo, who authoritatively vowed instituting legal suit against the Special Court, angrily revealed how the forenamed court has endangers his and others lives.<\/p>\n
He called the action of Special Court as \u2018far from the attributes of an international court\u2019 so to say.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have myself confronted management of the Special Court in relation to the video cassette. They denied having hands to the production of such a video,\u201d Samuel explained, adding that, \u201cLater; the court hypocritically issued a release dissociating itself from such. Of course, they promised to investigate the source of such a cassette and take appropriate action.\u201d<\/p>\n
Samuel informed this press that he had informed the Office of National Security (ONS) and has made formal complaint to Human Rights Commission Sierra Leone.<\/p>\n
\u201cI intend to file a suit against the Special Court; a court established to purposely bring to book persons culpable of crimes against humanity and international humanitarian crimes respectively,\u201d angry Samuel fumed.<\/p>\n
A thorough and watchful study of footages in the clip depicts that material compiled into a video cassette came from source; presumably from management of the Special Court or sourced out secretly from an insider.<\/p>\n
Video footages as shown in the cassette blatantly describe originality thus pointing accusing fingers at management of the Special Court as doers of the said cassette.<\/p>\n
Samuel also revealed to this press that them as witnesses for the prosecution of Charles Taylor, prior to their departure to The Hague\/Netherlands, received assurances from management of the Special Court that they will all be protected during and after testimonies.<\/p>\n
He revealed how the Special Court later gave them pittance as allowances.<\/p>\n
That their protection which was guaranteed was never considered.<\/p>\n
Dreadful appalling was Special Court\u2019s conspiracy in the released of a video cassette the exposed and put to risk, lives of vulnerable Sierra Leonean witnesses.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will follow our rights to the end. The Special Court must pay for its rotten and life threatening action,\u201d Samuel reiterated.<\/p>\n
This press has recorded conversation between the lives threatening witnesses and management of the Special.<\/p>\n
Samuel has vowed complaining management of Special to the United Nations copying all Embassies in this Sierra Leone.<\/p>\n
To be continued.<\/p>\n
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