- Sam Bockerie indicted
The Prosecutor, Special Court for Sierra Leone, under Article 15 of
the Statute of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (the Statute) charges:
SAM BOCKARIE also known as (aka) MOSQUITO aka MASKITA with CRIMES
AGAINST HUMANITY, VIOLATIONS OF ARTICLE 3 COMMON TO THE GENEVA
CONVENTIONS AND OF ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL II and OTHER SERIOUS VIOLATIONS
OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW, in violation of Articles 2, 3 and 4
of the Statute
March 3, 2003
- Sam Bockarie killed
Bockarie met Taylor in Monrovia the day before he was killed and
threatened to "spill the beans" if he were handed over to the Special
Court. Angered, Taylor ordered his arrest. But Bockarie and his guards
resisted. "Indications are that Bockarie was killed in a shoot-out in
Monrovia, probably to destroy evidence," one diplomat in the Liberian
capital said.
May 2003
- Sam Bockarie's family also killed
Last month, Taylor's forces killed Sam Bockarie, a rebel commander who
was also under indictment by the special court. Bockarie, known as "Commander
Mosquito," was one of Taylor's top field commanders in both Sierra Leone
and Liberia. After killing Bockarie, Taylor's troops then executed his
wife, his mother and at least three of his children, according to
diplomatic sources and human rights groups.
Washington Post
June 5, 2003
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"After fleeing Sierra Leone in 2000, Bockarie joined with Taylor's
Anti-Terrorist Unit (ATU) in Liberia, eventually moving into Côte
d'Ivoire, were he participated in the rebellion led by Guillaume Soro in
connection with the Gbatala base headed by Chuck Taylor.
Under international pressure, Taylor initiated a policy
of disengagement with regards to former RUF leaders, and officially
expelled Bockarie from the country, although he was reported to have
continued to travel freely between Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire. In order
to secure peace in the Ivorian Civil War, and increase trade with
president Laurent Gbagbo, Taylor is said to have asked Bockarie to
assassinate Ivorian rebel leader Felix Doh, who was killed in April,
2003."
Source:
Wikipedia
Charles Taylor
Accusations and Allegations |