UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has proposed a special war crimes court in Sierra Leone to try adults and 15 to 18 year-old youths accused of maiming and killing during the country’s civil war. Because of a controversy among UN agencies and officials on trying children, who would not be sent to jail, Annan said the 15-member Security Council and then a prosecutor had to decide on the fate of the youngsters. The court would try people charged with crimes against humanity, war crimes and other serious violations of international humanitarian law. – Reuters
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