Vivvo CMS 4.1 PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/ ©2010 Spoonlabs d.o.o. PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/files.php?file=rss_682409203.gif http://www.pri.org/ Charles Taylor, former leader of Liberia, found guilty of war crimes http://www.pri.org/stories/world/africa/charles-taylor-former-leader-of-liberia-found-guilty-of-war-crimes-9622.html Africa Thu, 26 Apr 2012 07:44:00 -0500 A special court for the United Nations Thursday announced that its judges had found CHarles Taylor, the former president of the West African nation of Liberia, guilty of aiding and abetting war crimes during Sierra Leone's civil war. The verdict is the penultimate moment of a five-year trial, with sentencing scheduled for May. PRI: Public Radio International