The British police on Thursday said that they had arrested a 51-year-old woman in London on suspicion of torture during the civil war in Liberia over 25 years ago.
The police said that the woman was arrested in the east of the capital and searches were being carried out at two addresses in east London and central London.
“Officers were liaising with Britain’s foreign ministry and the prosecution service.
“The allegations relate to atrocities that occurred during the civil war in Liberia between 1989 and 1993,” police said.
From 1989 to 2003, up to a quarter of a million people in the West African nation were killed in a civil war, while thousands more were mutilated and raped. (dpa/NAN)
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