A second witness testified on Tuesday in ongoing trial against a former Liberian rebel commander in Switzerland.

The witness recounted his ordeal and corroborated claims by the previous witness about the brutal role of the suspect Aliou Kosiah in the Liberian civil war.

He said that he was beaten and dragged by men acting on the orders of Kosiah who was a rebel commander.

Kosiah was arrested by Swiss authorities six years ago and stands accused of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during the Liberian civil war.

Liberian journalist Anthony Stevens is covering the trial in the Swiss city of Bellinzona from where he joins us.