~ Former Liberia President Taylor in bid to leave UK prison ~ Ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor has asked to serve the rest of his war crimes sentence in Rwanda, claiming that being detained in the UK denies him the right to a family life. Taylors wife and children have been unable to visit him in County Durham, lawyer John Jones QC said. Legal papers have now been lodged with the court claiming that serving his sentence in the UK breaches his human rights. The former leader, 66, says it would be more humane for him, and his wife and 15 children, if he was to return to Africa to complete his sentence. In the eight months that he has been in the UK he has not received a single visit from his wife and children, his lawyer told BBC ~MORE ON THE WEBSITE
Posted on: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 04:34:19 +0000
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