Published on 23 June 2003

Taylor’s accounts blocked as provisional measure

Bern, 23.6.2003 - Acting in response to an request for legal assistance, the Federal Office of Justice (FOJ) has ordered that any accounts of Liberian President Charles Taylor and further persons be blocked as a provisional measure. The Special Court for Sierra Leone accuses Taylor of being one of the main perpetrators of crimes against humanity and war crimes during the civil war. The FOJ has to date not received any reports from banks on the volume of assets blocked.