Ex-Liberian dictator's son sentenced to 97 years in US jail

"Chuckie" Taylor, son of former Liberian president Charles Taylor, was sentenced in a US federal court Friday to 97 years in prison for torturing and killing people in the west African country.
Taylor's mother told AFP Friday that he would appeal the ruling in coming days.
Charles McArthur Emmanuel Taylor, 31, a US citizen also known as "Chuckie," was found guilty in October of crimes committed while he was the head of Liberia's anti-terrorist services during his father's 1997-2003 rule.