Liberia: Official Rejects War-Crimes Court

Liberia's interim justice minister has rejected the idea of a war-crimes court for the West African nation, saying it would do nothing to promote reconciliation after 14 years of bloodletting. Justice Minister Kabinah Janneh's refusal is significant in part because Nigeria has indicated it might turn over ousted Liberian President Charles Taylor, now living there in exile, if Liberia had such a court. A war-crimes court "will not help peace in the country; it will not foster the kind of reconciliation we need," Janneh, a former rebel leader, told The Associated Press.