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Ex-Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo acquitted at ICC
Source: The Guardian and agencies
Ex-Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo acquitted at ICC
Judge orders release of Gbagbo, who had been charged with crimes against humanity
Staff and agencies
Tue 15 Jan 2019 10.32 GMT Last modified on Tue 15 Jan 2019 10.50 GMT
Laurent Gbagbo, the former president of the Ivory Coast, has been acquitted of crimes against humanity charges by judges at the international criminal court (ICC) in The Hague.
In a stunning blow to prosecutors, the presiding judge, Cuno Tarfusser, said they had failed to prove their case and that 73-year-old Gbagbo and his co-defendant, Charles Blé Goudé, a close ally and former political youth leader, should be freed.
The charges related to an alleged campaign of violence launched by Gbagbo after his defeat by Alassane Ouattara in elections in 2010. About 3,000 people died during the unrest.
Gbagbo, who had refused to give up power, was eventually run to ground in a basement after French troops and the UN moved to end the conflict. He was brought to The Hague in November 2011. In 2016 he denied four counts of crimes against humanity, including ordering murder and gang rape.
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Judge orders release of Gbagbo, who had been charged with crimes against humanity
Staff and agencies
Tue 15 Jan 2019 10.32 GMT Last modified on Tue 15 Jan 2019 10.50 GMT
Laurent Gbagbo, the former president of the Ivory Coast, has been acquitted of crimes against humanity charges by judges at the international criminal court (ICC) in The Hague.
In a stunning blow to prosecutors, the presiding judge, Cuno Tarfusser, said they had failed to prove their case and that 73-year-old Gbagbo and his co-defendant, Charles Blé Goudé, a close ally and former political youth leader, should be freed.
The charges related to an alleged campaign of violence launched by Gbagbo after his defeat by Alassane Ouattara in elections in 2010. About 3,000 people died during the unrest.
Gbagbo, who had refused to give up power, was eventually run to ground in a basement after French troops and the UN moved to end the conflict. He was brought to The Hague in November 2011. In 2016 he denied four counts of crimes against humanity, including ordering murder and gang rape.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/15/ex-ivory-coast-president-laurent-gbagbo-acquitted-at-icc
