The French Court of Appeal hand has found former Ulimo comer, Kunti Kamara guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity, upholding his earlier 30-year sentence.

In the French judicial system comprising 3 judges and 9 juries, the jury needed to have an innate belief in Kamara’s guilt to convict. A simple majority of jurors, seven of the 12 needed to find him guilty for conviction.

The appeal court found Kamara guilty of rape and sexual slavery committed by his subordinates; subjecting a man to severe suffering and participating in the public eating of his heart, subjecting two men to forced labor in inhumane conditions; and torturing a civilian among other things.

New Narratives senior reporter, Evelyn Kapdeh Seagbeh brings up an update of the final ruling.

This story was a collaboration with New Narratives as part of the West Africa Justice Reporting Project.