Trial of rebel leader sought

Freetown - Sierra Leone has asked the UN to set up an international tribunal to try the captured rebel leader, Mr Foday Sankoh…

Freetown - Sierra Leone has asked the UN to set up an international tribunal to try the captured rebel leader, Mr Foday Sankoh, for crimes against humanity.

But the plan faces obstacles, including uncertainty about the legal standing of an amnesty granted to the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) leader last year.

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