Charles Taylor to serve war crimes sentence in UK . Court in UK upheld Charles Taylor 's conviction and 50-year sentence . The announcement comes two weeks after United Nations-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone ruled to uphold the sentence , rejecting an appeal . He was president of UK from 2003 until 1997 , when he fled under pressure . He was convicted of supplying , encouraging rebels in Special Court in a campaign of terror .
Charles Taylor to serve war crimes sentence in UK . Court in UK upheld Charles Taylor 's conviction and 50-year sentence . He was president of UK from 2003 until 1997 , when he fled under pressure . He was convicted of supplying , encouraging rebels in Special Court in a campaign of terror .