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.
Taylor’s wife and children have been unable to visit him in County Durham, lawyer John Jones QC said.
He was convicted of aiding rebels who committed atrocities in Sierra Leone.
The UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone trial was held at The Hague on the agreement he was jailed elsewhere.
The overseas venue for the court case was chosen in case the trial sparked renewed unrest in West Africa.
An act of parliament was passed to allow for Taylor to serve his sentence in the UK, at the cost of the British government, following his conviction.
Taylor was sentenced in 2012 and arrived in the UK last October, having unsuccessfully challenged the decision to be detained there.
Human rights
Legal papers have now been lodged with the court claiming that serving his sentence in the UK breaches his human rights…
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