Liberia war criminal Charles Taylor sent to UK jail: court

Liberia's ex-warlord Charles Taylor was today transferred from The Hague to a British prison to serve his 50-year sentence for war crimes, the Special Court for Sierra Leone said.

"Charles Ghankay Taylor... Was transferred today from the Netherlands and the custody of the Special Court to the United Kingdom, where he will serve the remainder of his 50-year sentence for war crimes and crimes against humanity," the court's Freetown office said in a statement.