Liberia senate approves war crimes court's creation

FILE PHOTO: Opposition Unity Party and Liberia president-elect Joseph Boakai looks on next to a Liberian flag, at his home in Monrovia, November 19, 2023. REUTERS/Carielle Doe/File Photo

MONROVIA (Reuters) - Liberia's senate on Tuesday backed the establishment of a war crimes court meant to bring overdue justice to victims of serious abuses committed during the West African country's two civil wars.

President Joseph Boakai proposed the resolution, which lawmakers backed during a vote in Liberia's lower house last month.