2007年VOA标准英语-Liberia's Charles Taylor Ends Boycott, Attends
时间：2019-01-26 作者：英语课 分类：2007年VOA标准英语（七月）
Dakar
03 July 2007
Liberia's former president Charles Taylor ended a boycott 1 Tuesday of his trial for war crimes he is accused of committing during Sierra Leone' decade long civil war. Mr. Taylor had boycotted 2 the trial, which began last month in The Hague, saying that his defense 3 team was inadequate 4 and he had no chance of a fair hearing. Kari Barber reports from VOA's West Africa bureau in Dakar.
Charles Taylor (2006 file photo)
Charles Taylor did not explain his decision to attend the hearing at the U.N.-backed special court, where he pleaded not guilty to an amended 5 charge of sexual slavery.
Taylor has pleaded not guilty to all 11 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity which include murder, rape 6, mutilation and the use of child soldiers during the brutal 7 civil war in Sierra Leone.
Taylor is accused of backing the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) and other rebels in Sierra Leone - giving them guns, training and money in exchange for diamonds from the areas they controlled.
Netherlands-based researcher Stephen Ellis, author of a book on Liberia's civil war, says Mr. Taylor's appearance gives more credence 8 to the special court for Sierra Leone.
Mr. Taylor's trial has been criticized for being held in Europe. The trial was moved to The Hague because of fears it could lead to renewed tensions within Sierra Leone and Liberia.
"It is going to give the court more legitimacy 9 than it might have if he were to completely boycott the trial and on the other hand it also means he has some chance to defend himself," said Ellis.
Spokesman for the Freetown-based Special Court for Sierra Leone Peter Andersen says while it is encouraging that Mr. Taylor chose to participate, the case would have gone on regardless.
"For the administration of justice it has to be seen that the judges are in control of the court, so the process will continue," said Andersen. "If an accused can bring the process to a halt or claim to discredit 10 the process by saying, 'I am not going to cooperate,' then you have a very big problem in the administration of justice."
Andersen says in all of the cases the special court has seen there have been times when defendants 11 refuse to participate.
"It is not mandatory 12. We do not drag a person in in chains," he said. "The judges will note that the person has waived 13 his rights to be present and they will continue on until the person comes to court and in every case we have had so far the accused have eventually returned to court."
Mr. Taylor's case is scheduled to reconvene on August 20 to give time to put together a new defense counsel.
- We put the production under a boycott.我们联合抵制该商品。
- The boycott lasts a year until the Victoria board permitsreturn.这个抗争持续了一年直到维多利亚教育局妥协为止。
- Athletes from several countries boycotted the Olympic Games. 有好几国的运动员抵制奥林匹克运动会。
- The opposition party earlier boycotted the Diet agenda, demanding Miyaji's resignation. 反对党曾杯葛国会议程，要宫路下台。
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
- The supply is inadequate to meet the demand.供不应求。
- She was inadequate to the demands that were made on her.她还无力满足对她提出的各项要求。
- The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
- He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。
- She has to face the brutal reality.她不得不去面对冷酷的现实。
- They're brutal people behind their civilised veneer.他们表面上温文有礼，骨子里却是野蛮残忍。
- Don't give credence to all the gossip you hear.不要相信你听到的闲话。
- Police attach credence to the report of an unnamed bystander.警方认为一位不知姓名的目击者的报告很有用。
- The newspaper was directly challenging the government's legitimacy.报纸直接质疑政府的合法性。
- Managing from the top down,we operate with full legitimacy.我们进行由上而下的管理有充分的合法性。
- Their behaviour has bought discredit on English football.他们的行为败坏了英国足球运动的声誉。
- They no longer try to discredit the technology itself.他们不再试图怀疑这种技术本身。
- The courts heard that the six defendants had been coerced into making a confession. 法官审判时发现6位被告人曾被迫承认罪行。
- As in courts, the defendants are represented by legal counsel. 与法院相同，被告有辩护律师作为代表。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
- It's mandatory to pay taxes.缴税是义务性的。
- There is no mandatory paid annual leave in the U.S.美国没有强制带薪年假。