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January 16, 2019

ICC halts release of Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo

The International Criminal Court on Wednesday dashed Ivory Coast ex-president Laurent Gbagbo’s hopes of a swift release following his acquittal on charges of crimes against humanity. Trial judges had earlier ordered Gbagbo and his right-hand man Charles Ble Goude to…

January 16, 2019

ICC halts release of I.Coast’s Gbagbo after new appeal

The International Criminal Court on Wednesday halted the release of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo following a fresh appeal by prosecutors, a day after he was acquitted of crimes against humanity. Judges had earlier ordered Gbagbo and his right-hand…

January 16, 2019

ICC orders release of Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo

The International Criminal Court on Wednesday ordered the release of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo, a day after his shock acquittal over post-electoral violence in which 3,000 people died. Judges rejected a bid by prosecutors to keep the 73-year-old…

January 16, 2019

ICC judges say Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo should go free

International Criminal Court judges said Wednesday that former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo should be released, a day after his shock acquittal over post-electoral violence in which 3,000 people died. Judges rejected a prosecution bid to keep the 73-year-old fallen…

January 16, 2019

Ivory Coast ex-president Gbagbo should be freed: ICC judges

International Criminal Court judges said Wednesday that former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo should be released, a day after acquitting him of crimes against humanity. Head judge Cuno Tarfusser said the court “rejects the prosecution request to maintain them in…

January 16, 2019

ICC prosecutors to appeal acquittal of I.Coast’s Gbagbo

International Criminal Court prosecutors said Wednesday they would appeal against the shock acquittal of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo and urged judges to bar him from returning to his homeland. Judges cleared Gbagbo and his right-hand man Charles Ble…

January 15, 2019

War crimes court acquits Ivory Coast ex-strongman Gbagbo

The International Criminal Court acquitted former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo on Tuesday over a wave of post-electoral violence, in a stunning blow to the war crimes tribunal in The Hague. Judges ordered the release of the 73-year-old deposed strongman,…

January 15, 2019

Pressure mounts on war crimes court after Gbagbo blow

As prosecutors failed to land the scalp of yet another former national leader accused of crimes against humanity, the question echoed in the hallways of the International Criminal Court: is it fit for purpose? The acquittal on Tuesday of former…

January 15, 2019