The war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor has changed venue from the International Criminal Court.
Taylor is on trial at the Special Court for Sierra Leone on charges of arming and supporting notoriously brutal rebels in Sierra Leone's 12-year civil war.
His trial is being held in The Hague because of fears it could spark fresh violence if staged in Sierra Leone. The Taylor trial has moved because the International Criminal Court is currently staging two trials in its two courtrooms.
It sat for the first time Monday in a newly built courtroom at the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, which is investigating the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri but has yet to indict any suspects.
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