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Taylor heads for The Hague

Freetown (Sierra Leone): The former Liberian President, Charles Taylor, left West Africa on Tuesday for the Netherlands for a long-awaited trial on charges of backing brutal rebels in Sierra Leone.

Court spokesman Peter Andersen said Taylor was flown by U.N. helicopter to the airport on the outskirts of Sierra Leone's capital and escorted onto a plane that took off shortly afterward for the Netherlands.

The Netherlands had agreed his trial could be held at The Hague and the last logistical hurdles for his transfer were cleared on Monday.

The Sierra Leone court had asked The Hague-based International Criminal Court to host the trial. — AP

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