The judge said Taylor was not guilty of senior criminal responsibility.
Taylor, wearing a dark blue suit and maroon tie, looked calm and subdued as he
stood up before the court to hear the verdict.
The first African leader to stand trial for war crimes, Taylor was accused of
directing Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebels in a campaign of terror to
plunder Sierra Leone’s diamond mines for profit and weapons trading.
Taylor denied the charges, insisting he tried to bring peace to the region and
arguing his trial was a politically motivated conspiracy by Western nations.
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