ICC calls for Simone Gbagbo to face trial

Dec 10, 2014
The International Criminal Court (ICC) called for Simone Gbagbo, the wife of the former president of the Ivory Coast, to be handed over to The Hague to face trial, reports Deutsche Welle.

Local authorities in the Ivory Coast, have refused to hand over Simone Gbagbo, saying that she will be tried on charges of genocide in a domestic court.

The former president of the Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo, is currently awaiting trial, for rape, murder and persecution of political opponents before his fall from power at the ICC, in a detention centre based at The Hague.

ICC confirms Gbagbo crimes against humanity (13 Jun 2014)

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