Naomi Campbell.
Prosecutors trying former Liberian president Charles
Taylor for war crimes at a U.N.-backed court have asked judges
to subpoena supermodel Naomi Campbell as a witness.
Prosecutors have filed a motion saying they want Campbell to
testify about uncut diamonds Taylor allegedly gave to her in
South Africa in 1997.
In a motion filed Thursday, they say Campbell told
prosecutors through her lawyer that she was "concerned for
her safety" and "did not want to involve herself in the
case."
Prosecutors allege that Taylor provided arms and ammunition
to brutal rebels during Sierra Leone's civil war in exchange
for diamonds. He denies the allegations.
The prosecution also wants actress Mia Farrow to testify
about the alleged gift. Farrow says Campbell told her about
the gift.
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