Liberia: Victims of Lurd Rebel General K1 Say They Are Living in Fear As His Sentence Is Delayed in Philadelphia Court

Monrovia — They were among 17 witnesses who overcame more than two decades of fear to travel to the United States city of Philadelphia in January to testify against Laye Sekou Camara, the once dreaded general with the Lurd rebel faction. One after the other witnesses told the court that Camara, known by the war name K1, had committed horrific acts of murder, torture, rape and forced labor.

After last week’s news that the sentencing phase of Camara’s trial had been delayed until September some…