Indictees
The Statute of the Special Court for Sierra Leone outlines four different types of crimes with which the Court can charge individuals. They are crimes against humanity, violations of Article 3 common to the Geneva Conventions and of Additional Protocol II (war crimes), other serious violations of international humanitarian law, and crimes under Sierra Leonean law. If found guilty, sentencing could include prison terms or have their property confiscated. The SCSL, as with all other tribunals established by the United Nations, does not have the power to impose the death penalty. Thus far, 13 individuals have been indicted on charges of committing crimes against humanity, war crimes, and other violations of international humanitarian law. No individuals have been charged with crimes under Sierra Leonean law.
A total of 22 people have been indicted in the SCSL. Proceedings against 17 people have been completed: nine are serving their sentences, four have finished their sentences, one has been acquitted, and three have died prior to the conclusion of the proceedings against them. Additionally proceedings against five are ongoing: one person is currently on trial, three people are appealing their sentences (two people currently serving sentences are also appealing additional convictions), and one person, Johnny Paul Koroma, is a fugitive, though he is believed to be deceased.
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