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 FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) - A U.N.-backed court sentenced two former leaders of a pro-government militia to six and eight years in prison Tuesday for brutalities committed during Sierra Leone's decade-long civil war.
The ruling was a victory for the defense, as the prosecution had asked for 30-year terms. It also reflected the ambiguity with which Sierra Leone has viewed atrocities committed by a militia that fought rebel movements accused of worse abuses.
Moinina Fofana and Allieu Kondewa were among the leaders of the Civil Defense Forces, which used a network of tribal-based hunters known as the Kamajors to fight various rebel groups during the 1991-2002 war. It was accused of torturing and mutilating civilians.
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