Liberian former warlord will be tried in Paris court

Kunti Kamara, a former commander of the Liberian rebels, will begin his trial in a Paris court on Monday.

Mr. Kamara is accused of rape, murder, and torture committed during the nation’s first civil war in the 1990s and is facing trial under universal jurisdiction, an international law that recognizes that the prosecution of some crimes transcends all borders.

He denies the accusations.

“Since the start, Mr Kunti Kamara has indicated that he has nothing to do with these events, that he is not involved in the crimes he’s accused of,” his lawyer is quoted as saying by French state-owned television France 24.

Mr Kamara was arrested in France in 2018.