Naomi Campbell granted 'special protection' as she gives evidence at war crimes trial

Naomi Campbell has been forced to give evidence at a war crimes hearing concerning former Liberian dictator Charles Taylor's involvement with blood diamonds from Sierra Leone

Supermodel Naomi Campbell was today granted 'protective measures' ahead of her appearance in court to give evidence in the case against former warlord Charles Taylor.
She's been granted the right for a lawyer to be present in a the Special Court for Sierra Leone in The Hague to ensure that she does not give any evidence that might incriminate herself.
Campbell had applied for witness protection measures banning coverage surrounding her testimony before war crimes prosecutors this week.

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The court said the lawyer would have 'limited right to be heard solely on the admissibility of any questions put to Ms Campbell which go to possible self-incrimination'.
The court also ordered officials to ensure 'no person shall photograph, or video record Ms Campbell while entering the Tribunal building, exiting from the Tribunal building, or while she is in the Tribunal building, without leave of the Trial Chamber or Ms Campbell'.
A spokesman for the Special Court in the Hague, where 40-year-old Campbell is due to give evidence on Thursday, could not say definitively if this would prevent the model from being photographed by journalists standing outside the court.
A request that such restrictions be extended to her transit to and from court within Holland was turned down on the grounds it was outside the court's jurisdiction.
Campbell was issued with a subpoena to attend after actress Mia Farrow and the model's former agent Carole White said she received a rough diamond from Taylor after a charity party hosted by Nelson Mandela in South Africa in 1997.
Taylor is charged with 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, over his alleged involvement in the civil war in neighbouring Sierra Leone, including murder, rape and conscripting child soldiers.
The 62-year-old is accused of arming and controlling Sierra Leone's Revolutionary United Front, a rebel force responsible for widespread atrocities.
Prosecutors say Taylor's alleged possession of rough diamonds is a 'central issue' in the case against him, and supports allegations he was given the stones by the RUF to buy weapons for them.
Campbell was granted the legal the protective measures - which are usually reserved for witnesses at risk of revenge attacks - to 'protect her privacy and security'.