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Switzerland indicts Liberian man over war crimes

Tue, 26 Mar 2019 21:44:52 +0100

Swiss prosecutors on Tuesday announced an unprecedented war crimes indictment against a Liberian man accused of murder and rape during the first of the country's back-to-back civil wars.

Algerian ex-defence chief can face war crime charges: Swiss court

Thu, 07 Jun 2018 13:12:26 +0200

A Swiss court on Wednesday cleared the way for former Algerian defence minister Khaled Nezzar to face war crimes charges, the latest twist in a winding legal saga.

Swiss to extradite woman over alleged murder of boy in Bosnian war

Wed, 15 Mar 2017 09:42:16 +0100

Switzerland is to extradite a woman sought for the brutal murder of a Serbian boy in the 1992-1995 Bosnian war, justice officials in the two countries said on Tuesday.

Rwandan genocide suspect on Swiss welfare

Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:57:26 +0200

An alleged Rwandan war criminal suspected of genocide is living in Luzern on welfare benefits, according to a Swiss media report.