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4:31 CAT | 17 Feb 2017
AFP (File photo) / Charles Taylor
The UK government has confirmed it is looking into reports that war criminal Charles Taylor phoned his political allies from prison in the north of England.
A spokeswoman for the UK Foreign Office told the BBC: “The UK has discussed this at the highest levels with the Liberian government and we are investigating.”
Earlier this week Liberian information minister Eugene Nagbe, speaking to the BBC World Service, said he was “very concerned” at the alleged phone call.
A British MP who chairs an all-party group on Africa, Labour’s Chi Onwurah, has also spoken out, warning that Taylor’s influence “has the potential to threaten peace in Liberia,” especially in light of the forthcoming election.
On a visit to Monrovia on Wednesday, UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson emphasised the importance of UK’s relationship with Liberia.
Source: BBC
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