Posted on 07/21/2006 9:29:22 AM PDT by AKSurprise
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor has said he is unhappy with "draconian" conditions in the Dutch prison where he is awaiting trial. Mr Taylor's lawyer made the complaint during his first appearance before a special UN-backed war crimes tribunal.
Mr Taylor faces 11 war crimes charges after allegedly backing rebels in the decade-long Sierra Leone civil war.
He was arrested in Nigeria this year and detained in Sierra Leone before being moved to The Hague for security.
Attorney Karim Asad Ahmad Khan described The Hague jail regime as "far more draconian... than operates in Freetown", the capital of Sierra Leone.
He said Mr Taylor was locked in his cell for up to 16 hours a day and could not make as many phone calls as he was allowed in Sierra Leone.
He also complained that his client was forced to eat "Eurocentric" food.
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Just don't eat the "Milosevic Suprise", buddy.
What? No longpig on the menu?
Maybe someone can bring him some nice home-cooked missionary.
I suppose he used to keep his prisoners in the Monrovia Marriott.
Perhaps Mr Taylor would prefer to be in a Tanzanian or Angolan jail cell.Or a Bolivian one,for that matter.
Get over it Charles. It's jail.
"forced to eat 'Eurocentric' food"
Yeah, it's all a big racist conspiracy to keep the black man down/s
He should've opted for the French option... Stipend + Mansion on the Mediterranean coast.
Oh, come on ... this is from "The Onion," right?
Dear Mr.Taylor,have you considered asking to be transferred to"Club Gitmo"?It's a 4-Star rated Tropical Resort from The Stress of Jihad!!!
I think there are few peoople back in Africa who would love to bring his encounter with the Dutch jail to an abrupt end.
is that where Baby Doc is? Aristide? I know Carter's buddy the Ayatollah spend many a nice protected summer there before throwing the world into a mess.
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