The transcripts of the trial of Charles Taylor, former President of Liberia. More…
Yes, I saw some in hospital.
Burnt? Human being burnt?
Yes.
His walking stick.
The colour of the hair is brown. Brown head.
Mr Taylor was elected President in June - on 17 June 1997.
No, at that time he was not working.
He died in November 28, 1997.
That was the time I was a representative in the House - the members of the House of Representatives.
He is in Europe. He was in Europe and now he is in France.
Oh, okay. Yes, more than ten persons, but their exact figure is what I can't recall.
I don't want to make mistakes. The executive members - the number of executive members - I don't want to make a mistake. I can't remember.
I can't remember now.
At the party level?
My people are asking me to run again. In this coming election I would run, and I would win.
No.
No. I don't know anything about society. I'm not in a society, no.
No, no. When Sam Dokie was killed, no, I never. Even when we were in Gbarnga I never gave him food. No, I never gave him food.
No. Never. Nothing. I never gave him food before.
No. I am not his cook. How can I give him food? I'm not his cook, no.
We serve food in the market. Not to Mr Taylor.
It's not loyalty that brought me here. What Zigzag Marzah said about me is what - that is what brought me here. It's not loyalty.
I had it. I have it. I said my son is a footballer. Whatever I need he will send for me. I have it if I want to.
It's not so. People were even coming to me for me to run again to become the Marketing Association's president, but I refused. That's not so. I want to do my business.
I said now the Marketing Association have their own president now. If you want to run for it, you run for it. I never ran for it.
I am not president of the Marketing Association any more. I told you earlier what I was appointed for and if you ask me, I would explain. In Gbarnga - I was appointed in Gbarnga. Now the Marketing Association has a new president.
It was not because of my loyalty. I said my people loved me and they forwarded my name. It was not Mr Taylor who sent my name to my people. My people sent my name to the party.
In the district we can do it. It is not because he is from a different party. In the district we do it.
He is male.
For the next election we would give way to another person. We have our districts. We go from one district to the other.
It's D-U-N-A. Duna.
Duna. Duna is right now in the House of Representatives for my district. They call him Duna.
I gave one to Duna.
Yes, I gave way to another person. We were doing it step by step.
I said he said because I was not having supporters. I said no, that was not it. In Liberia when you come from a district and you run for that district in another election, you would give chance to other people to go into the House. It was not because ...
I said it's not because - it's not because of my loyalty per se, but my district. My people loved me and they sent my name.
Yes, I continue to say it. It was not the party per se that gives you the appointment. Your district or county would send the names of people who were supposed to occupy or represent for their county at the party headquarters, and the party executives would appoint you.
Yes, my district sent - forwarded my name and the party gave me the seat.
No, except the county that you come from, they would send the name of whosoever they want to occupy their seat at the party. It is not just the party that gives you seat.
I said yes.
You said my party will not give seats? Please repeat that all over for me to get it clearly.
