Judges must review whether to release the ageing former Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo for the rest of his crimes against humanity trial, an appeals court ruled Wednesday. Gbagbo, the first ex-head of state to be tried by the International Criminal Court, won his appeal against a March decision which ordered him to be held … Read more
Appeal judges Wednesday struck down a decision denying former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo interim release during his trial for crimes against humanity, and ordered the court to review his situation. Gbagbo, the first ex-head of state to be tried by the International Criminal Court, has appealed a March decision that he must stay behind bars … Read more
A court in Ivory Coast has acquitted the country’s former first lady, Simone Gbagbo, of crimes against humanity. The charges related to the violence that followed the 2010 presidential poll when her husband, Laurent, refused to accept defeat to Alassane Ouattara. The majority of the judges dismissed the prosecution’s argument that Simone Gbagbo, 67, headed … Read more
An Ivory Coast court has found former first lady Simone Gbagbo not guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity after a trial on her alleged role in postelection abuses that led to the deaths of thousands. Judge Kouadio Bouatchi with the country’s highest criminal court said a jury unanimously voted on Tuesday to free … Read more
Apart from gospel Music, I am a big fan of Jamaican Reggae Music. I love the music of Joseph Hill of culture fame. My best number from Culture is “Where the tree falls.” In that song, the musician asserted that “where the tree falls. There shall it lie until judgment take its course.” My High … Read more
A judge in Abidjan has decided that the trial of former First Lady of Ivory Coast Simone Gbagbo for crimes against humanity will continue in her absence, AFP reports. Lawyers for Mrs Gbagbo have been boycotting the trial since last month, accusing the court of bias. They are mainly angry at the court for refusing … Read more
A witness at the trial of Ivory Coast ex-First Lady Simone Gbagbo, who is facing charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, told a judge the defendant distributed arms that were used in the war which followed her husband’s 2010 defeat in the polls, the AFP news agency reports. Mrs Gbabgo has been on … Read more
Simone Gbagbo has been on trial since May 2014 for alleged crimes of war and crimes againts humanity The trial of Ivory Coast’s ex-First Lady, Simone Gbagbo who is facing charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, resumed this afternoon after a postponement of several weeks, the AFP news agency reports. Simone Gbagbo’s lawyers … Read more