The French Ministry of Defense rejected Don Mello's claim, saying no French troops entered the residence. Authorities are trying to move carefully and follow legal procedures to bring Gbagbo to trial, said a senior U.S. official with knowledge of the events, declining to be named because of the sensitivity of the situation.
Maelfu ya watu nchini Sierra Leon walishangalia kwa vifijo baada ya kusikia kwamba Taylor amepatikana na hatia kwa kuhusika na vita vya kikatili katika nchi yao. Jusu Jarka, aliyekatwa mikono yote, alisema amefurahi kwamba mahakama ya nchini Uholanzi imebainisha kwamba Taylor binafsi alihusika na uhalifu waliotendewa watu wa Sierra Leon. Vita hivi viliisha mwaka 2002.