04/06/2012 (Agence Europe) - Ashton notes sentencing of Charles Taylor. EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Catherine Ashton responded on 31 May to former Liberian Prime Minister Charles Taylor's sentence the previous day to 50 years in prison. Taylor was found guilty to 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Sierra Leone. “The sentence by the Special Court for Sierra Leone confirms the gravity of the crimes he committed”, Ashton said. She went on to...