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 THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The special tribunal for Sierra Leone has asked the Netherlands to host the war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor, the Foreign Ministry told The Associated Press on Thursday.
Ministry spokesman Dirk-Jan Vermeij said the court's request to The Hague-based International Criminal Court argued that holding the trial outside Sierra Leone could help stability in the region.
"The Netherlands is willing to agree under certain conditions," including that Taylor leave the country following a verdict, Vermeij said. Another condition would be a U.N. Security Council resolution saying the trial should be held in The Hague to establish "a sound legal basis" for the move.
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