A war crimes court ordered supermodel Naomi Campbell on Thursday to testify in The Hague on July 29 about a "blood diamond" she was allegedly given by former Liberian president Charles Taylor.Taylor has been on trial since 2008 for his alleged role in the civil war in Sierra Leone, accused of arming rebels in return to illegally mine diamonds.
Campbell will have to testify about claims by actress Ma Farrow that she was given a diamond by Taylor after a celebrity dinner hosted by then South African president Nelson Mandela in September 1997.
(The Hague, July 1, 2010(AFP) , The Asahi Shinbun 7/3)
