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The daughter of a man accused of war crimes in Sierra Leone has told the BBC that she fears for his life after he was transferred to Senegal. | The daughter of a man accused of war crimes in Sierra Leone has told the BBC that she fears for his life after he was transferred to Senegal. |
Sam Hinga Norman led a pro-government militia during the civil war and many people in Sierra Leone see him as a war hero for fighting the rebels. | Sam Hinga Norman led a pro-government militia during the civil war and many people in Sierra Leone see him as a war hero for fighting the rebels. |
Juliet Hinga Norman said her father had been sent to a prison, not a hospital, for his hip replacement. | Juliet Hinga Norman said her father had been sent to a prison, not a hospital, for his hip replacement. |
Ex-rebel leader Issa Sesay has also gone to Dakar for medical treatment. | Ex-rebel leader Issa Sesay has also gone to Dakar for medical treatment. |
The UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone did not say what Mr Sesay was suffering from. | The UN-backed Special Court for Sierra Leone did not say what Mr Sesay was suffering from. |
Ms Norman said that if her father was not transferred to hospital, he would go on hunger strike. | Ms Norman said that if her father was not transferred to hospital, he would go on hunger strike. |
"I'm really scared for his health," she told the BBC's Network Africa programme. | "I'm really scared for his health," she told the BBC's Network Africa programme. |
"I don't want him to do the operation in Senegal... I want them to do it in the UK," she said. | "I don't want him to do the operation in Senegal... I want them to do it in the UK," she said. |
Special court spokesman Peter Andersen denied that the two detainees were being held in prison, saying they had gone to the VIP wing of a military hospital, which he said contained the country's best medical facilities. | |
He said neither man's life was in danger but it had not been possible to treat them in Sierra Leone. | |
The special court was set up to prosecute those with most responsibility for war crimes during a brutal 10-year civil war. | The special court was set up to prosecute those with most responsibility for war crimes during a brutal 10-year civil war. |
The conflict spread across West Africa and created millions of refugees. | The conflict spread across West Africa and created millions of refugees. |
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