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epa03196767 A journalist records the verdict of the judges in the trial against former Liberian President Charles Taylor, seen on the screen, standing in the court room of the Special Court for Sierra Leone in Leidschendam, near The Hague, Netherlands, 26 April 2012.The UN-backed court on 26 April 2012 found former Liberian president Charles Taylor guilty of aiding and abetting war crimes and crimes against humanity carried out by rebel forces during a civil war in neighbouring Sierra Leone. However, the Special Court for Sierra Leone said the prosecution had failed to prove 'beyond reasonable doubt' that he was also guilty of the more serious crime of ordering the attacks, saying judges could not be certain that he enjoyed 'effective command and control' over the perpetrators. EPA/PETER DEJONG/POOL