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| |  | | Allieu Kondewa | | | context : | Sierra Leone  | | judgement place : | Sierra Leone Special Court | | status : | Sentenced | | particulars : | Found guilty of war crimes on 2 August 2007; sentenced to 8 years imprisonment on 9 October 2007; sentence increased to 20 years by the Appeals Chamber on 28 May 2008 | | position : | Leading member of the Civil Defence Forces |
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| | | | Allieu Kondewa, also known as King Dr. Allieu Kondewa was presumably born in the Bo district in the southern part of Sierra Leone. Up until his arrest, he lived in the Chiefdom of Bumpeh, Bo district, and worked as a farmer and herbs specialist.
According to the indictment, Allieu Kondewa was a leading member of the Civil Defence Forces (CDF) and “High Priest” of the CDF. He was considered to be one of the leaders of the CDF, like Samuel Hinga Norman and Moinina Fofana (see “related cases”) who were indicted with him. Like Moinina Fofana, Allieu Kondewa received his orders from Samuel Hinga Norman who was his immediate superior. Together, these three men were in charge of the strategic and operational decisions of the CDF.
As High Priest, Allieu Kondewa was in charge and in control of the supervision of all initiations to the CDF, including initiations of children of less than 15 years. He is also supposed to have carried out and lead numerous operations and to have had authority over the CDF units responsible for such operations.
According to the indictment, given his position, Allieu Kondewa exercised authority, command and control over all subordinate members of the CDF.
Allieu Kondewa’s plan, as well as that of the members of the CDF, allegedly was to take all necessary measures to defeat the forces of the alliance between the RUF and the AFRC (Armed Forces Revolutionary Council), and to gain control over the territory of Sierra Leone. This reportedly included taking control over the civilian population as well as the complete elimination of the RUF/AFRC as well as their partisan followers, sympathisers and any person who had not actively shown resistance to the RUF/AFRC.
Allieu Kondewa is said to have acted both individually and in concert with his subordinates in the execution of this plan.
In various parts of the country, the CDF is said to have undertaken military actions against the RUF/AFRC. These actions in particular included attacks against civilians suspected of “collaborating” with the rebels. Whenever these civilians were identified as being collaborators, they were illegally killed either through being shot or hacked to death or by being burnt alive.
Such acts, which also included looting, the destruction of private property and violence to physical well-being, were aimed at terrorising and menacing the local populations. | |     click for more... | | Trial Watch would like to remind its users that any person charged by national or international authorities is presumed innocent until proven guilty. | |  |  | | last time seen : | | | Freetown (Sierra Leone) | | | period of charges : | | | 10.1997 - 12.1999 | | | judgement period : | | | 03.06.2004 - 28.05.2008 | | | charges : | | | Crimes against humanity
War crimes | | | profile last modified : | | | 29.05.2008 |
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