Sandline International controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2003
Liberia regime-change controversy
Sandline's association with an attempt to remove Charles Taylor connected the company to controversy over private military involvement in the overthrow or displacement of a sitting president.
1998
Sierra Leone intervention controversy
The company's work for the Sierra Leone government during the civil war raised questions about arms restrictions, sovereignty, accountability, and whether private companies should conduct military operations.
1997
Sandline affair
Sandline's Papua New Guinea contract and the deployment of foreign personnel caused a domestic political crisis involving the government, the military, and public opposition to the use of a private force.