Charles Taylor found guilty of 11 counts of war crimes Dressed in dark suit, with a white shirt and golden cuff links, the former Liberian president stood motionless as the verdict was read out. He showed no emotion as he was led away. Taylor will be sentenced on May 30 and is expected to serve any prison term in a British jail. Naomi Campbell, the British supermodel, testified two years ago that Taylor's aides had given her three diamonds after a dinner party hosted by Nelson Mandela, then South Africa's president, in 1997. Victims of Sierra Leone's conflict celebrated the verdict, but many expressed doubt over whether Taylor would be properly punished. Edward Songo Conteh, a Sierra Leonean, lost his left arm on January 18 1999 when it was hacked off by Taylor's rebel allies. "This is a good signal to show leaders that they will face justice when they commit war crimes, when they kill or maim people like me," he said. But Mr Conteh believes that Taylor will not pay with his family wealth. I am one of thousands of amputees in a poor country destroyed by war. My concern is about people's future. Will they have a better life without reparations?," he asked. We are worried that the Taylor family will escape with their wealth, stolen form my country. His human rights will be looked after in a British prison, that is right, but what about the rights of his victims? Saranba Sillah, who became a refugee after fleeing Sierra Leone's war, said: "Charles Taylor is wealthy, most of his victims are poor. He has lived in luxury, his family still does. He is treated well, as a human being. I just wish his victims would be treated like human beings too. Brenda Hollis, the United Nations prosecutor who helped compile the case against Taylor, said this "historic judgment" showed that "heads of state will be held to account for war crimes." Taylor, who was tried before a UN Special Court focused on Sierra Leone's conflict, benefited from diamonds in return for arming the RUF. Judge Lussick ruled that "blood diamonds" were mined by the rebels in Sierra Leone, using slave labour. Children under the age of 15 were abducted and conscripted. They had the letters 'RUF' carved into their foreheads and backs to prevent escape," he said. Sierra Leone's civil war ended after Tony Blair's government sent 1,500 troops to defeat the RUF outside Freetown in May 2000. The UN Special Court was then established at Britain's insistence. Mr Blair yesterday said that "Britain as a whole can be immensely proud" of its role in bringing peace to Sierra Leone and holding Taylor to account. The intervention was successful. The country has been struggling - it is still struggling - but it is on its feet and is able to move forward which is a great thing," he said.