Prosecutors alleged that a private army loyal to Faryadi Zardad brutalized Afghans in the Sarobi area outside Kabul between 1991-96, before he was ousted by the Taliban.
Zardad, 42, denied the charges. He moved to Britain in 1998 and was running a pizza restaurant when he was arrested in 2002.
A jury failed to reach a verdict in an initial trial last year.
It was the first case in Britain to involve human rights violations committed abroad and to have witnesses give evidence anonymously via a satellite link.
(AP/AFP/Reuters)
Zardad, 42, denied the charges. He moved to Britain in 1998 and was running a pizza restaurant when he was arrested in 2002.
A jury failed to reach a verdict in an initial trial last year.
It was the first case in Britain to involve human rights violations committed abroad and to have witnesses give evidence anonymously via a satellite link.
(AP/AFP/Reuters)
