Highlights
- British supermodel Naomi Campbell's request to postpone her testimony in the war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor was approved today and she will now testify on August 5.
- The British beauty was summoned by the War Crimes Court in Hague after reports that she was gifted a huge blood diamond by Taylor in 1997 in South Africa.
- The 40-year-old was earlier scheduled to appear before the court on July 29, but had requested for a later date, reported CNN online.
- Campbell had earlier refused to be a part of the trial but she was subpoenaed on July 1 to appear before the tribunal.
British supermodel Naomi Campbell's request to postpone hertestimony in the war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylorwas approved today and she will now testify on August 5.
The British beauty was summoned by the War Crimes Court inHague after reports that she was gifted a huge blood diamond by Taylor in 1997in South Africa.
The 40-year-old was earlier scheduled to appear before thecourt on July 29, but had requested for a later date, reported CNNonline.
Campbell had earlier refused to be a part of the trial butshe was subpoenaed on July 1 to appear before the tribunal.
Taylor is facing charges of war crimes and weapons tradingin exchange for 'blood diamonds' during the bloody civil war in SierraLeone.
The prosecution had rested their case against Taylor inFebruary 2009 but they reopened it specifically to call Campbell and actressMia Farrow and a witness named Carole Taylor, court papers revealed.
In their argument to reopen the case, prosecutors saidCampbell's testimony would prove that the former president "used roughdiamonds for personal enrichment and arms purchases."
Taylor, 62, is charged with five counts of crimes againsthumanity, including murder, sexual slavery and violence, and enslavement. He also faces five counts of warcrimes, including acts of terrorism and torture, and one count of other seriousviolations of international humanitarian law however he pleads not guilty to the charges.