(CNN) -- A judge in the war crimes trial of former Liberian President Charles Taylor has decided that supermodel Naomi Campbell's testimony in the case will go ahead Thursday.
The Special Court of Sierra Leone confirmed to CNN Wednesday that Campbell will take the stand at the tribunal, despite an emergency motion the defense filed Monday to delay her testimony.
Prosecutors say Taylor gave Campbell a diamond during the war in Sierra Leone, contradicting Taylor's testimony that he never handled the precious stones that fueled the conflict.
The defense said it hadn't seen a copy of Campbell's testimony, which interferes with Taylor's right to a fair trial. Under tribunal rules, the defense team should get advance access to prosecution witness testimony so it can prepare its arguments. Prosecutors said they have not obtained a statement from Campbell, but they did provide a copy of her anticipated testimony to the defense.
Prosecutors had rested their case against Taylor in February 2009, but reopened it specifically to call Campbell to testify after learning in June of that year that Taylor had given the supermodel a diamond in South Africa in 1997. Prosecutors said they also wanted to call actress Mia Farrow and a witness named Carole Taylor to testify, court papers show.
Prosecutors have said that Farrow confirmed that Taylor gave Campbell a diamond. CNN
