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Former Liberian President
Charles Taylor has boycotted his trial at the Hague for the second day in a row, forcing judges to adjourn the proceedings until Friday. Taylor is charged with 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity for arming rebels in neighboring Sierra Leone, who then waged a brutal civil war.
Taylor's no-show comes on the day his lawyers were supposed to make their closing arguments in his three-year war-crimes case. On Tuesday, Taylor's lawyer stormed out of court, saying it was not possible to properly defend his client after judges refused to accept his written closing statement because he missed the deadline.
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