Charles Taylor's lawyer walks out of court at Hague
A lawyer for Liberian ex-President Charles Taylor has walked out of court during the closing stages of the former leader's war crimes trial in The Hague.
Courtenay Griffiths had tried to submit his final written brief to the court 20 days after the deadline. He was angered when judges refused to accept it.
Mr Taylor is accused of fuelling Sierra Leone's civil war in the 1990s by arming rebels. He denies 11 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Peter Biles reports from the Hague.
08 Feb 2011
- From the section Africa