
War crimes prosecutors want to subpoenal Naomi Campbell over claims she received a blood diamond from an African dictator.
Prosecutors said there was evidence she accepted a jewel from former Liberian president Charles Taylor, who is on trial for crimes against humanity.
Campbell has so far refused to co-operate with the hearing and recently stormed out of a U.S.television interview when she was asked about it.
A judge will now decide if the subpoena will be issued, which would force Campbell, 39, to attend the hearing.
‘Ms Campbell’s testimony is necessary as there is evidence that Ms Campbell was given rough diamonds by the accused (Taylor) in September 1997,’ said a prosecution motion filed with the Special Court for Sierra Leone.
Taylor is on trial at The Hague and denies 11 charges of instigating murder, rape, mutilation, sexual slavery and conscription of child soldiers during wars in Liberia and Sierra Leone in which more than 250,000 people were killed.
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.
It is claimed that Taylor gave the supermodel the diamond during a trip to South Africa following a dinner hosted by Nelson Mandela.
The prosecution also wants actress Mia Farrow to testify about the alleged gift – cialis online.Farrow says Campbell told her about the gift.
Prosecutors say Taylor armed and directed Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebels to win control of neighbouring Sierra Leone’s diamond mines and destabilise its government to boost his regional influence during the country’s 1991-2002 civil war.