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On the fifth day of the trial for complicity in crimes once morest humanity, torture and acts of barbarism committed in the 1990s during the civil war of Kunti Kamara, the former Liberian rebel leader, the first witnesses, from Liberia, began Friday, October 14 to deliver unbearable testimonies.
The plunge into horror began Friday morning. Four Liberians told the bar of the crimes of Kunti Kamara, sometimes the principal, sometimes the killer, sometimes the accomplice.
On the stand, David Ndiminin’s wife and daughter testified and said that the man was allegedly killed by Ulimo, Kunti Kamara’s group. And according to the testimonies, the accused and his men would have cut open his chest with an ax and ate his heart. ” I cried so much when I heard that. I didn’t believe it, but several witnesses told me said Mary Ndiminin, his widow. The 57-year-old woman, with a firm and energetic voice, explained that the Ulimo had cut up her husband’s arms, legs and feet before putting them in a basin.
A husband she describes as tender and loving. Tears in her voice, she confided moments of tenderness, where David and Mary “ promised to stay together forever ». « When we ate, we put the fish in each other’s mouths “, she said, her head wrapped in a red and blue scarf.
Leaving the hearing, she was upset. ” Tonight I won’t be able to sleep because I saw my husband’s picture once more. I feel both sick and at the same time good because I saw people defending us. You have seen me burst into tears because I no longer have my beloved husband. “Why did he do this to me?” Ask Kunti Kamara, please. Maybe God is looking here and will help me convict him. So that with my children we can finally rest. »
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Then came the turn of their eldest daughter, Abigail. She was only ten years old at the time. She told how her parents had disappeared, that she had to flee, before being caught by the Ulimo and raped. ” I refused to talk at first because I knew it wouldn’t bring my dad back. said Abigail, in tears. “ There was no justice in our country. That’s what I need here. If the French can get justice for us, I’ll feel better. Because I suffered a lot in my childhood. »
So she finally agreed to testify: Getting justice is the only thing that might help us. I don’t want this kind of war to happen once more or anyone else to experience the stress of living without their father. »
With great gestures, cries, tears, Teddy Taylor recounted having been a prisoner of Kunti Kamara for several days. He saw him today for the first time in almost 30 years, since the day he allegedly had his brother shot in front of him. ” Today, I feel as strong as he was when he dominated us with his weapons. He terrified us. He might kill you very quickly. So today I feel very proud and happy “, he said.
He then turned to his former tormentor. ” For all you’ve done, it’s time for justice. For people to rest in peace Teddy Taylor told him. Kunti Kamara simply smiled before saying that he did not know any of the witnesses and that all of them were lying.
