.- The leader of the party of President Laurent Gbagbo held on Saturday urged the militants to lay down their weapons bitter and called for national reconciliation, even as gunfire erupted in a suburb of Abidjan. Pascal Affi N'Guessan, the Ivorian Popular Front, read a statement to the nation in which he said that "war is over" after the arrest of Gbagbo on Monday.
He urged "an end to the death of our compatriots," said the Ivorian people must "give an opportunity to restore peace" and end the "revenge killings, looting." Gbagbo, who had ruled since 2000, refused to accept defeat in the elections of 28 November had delayed for five years. The strong man gave his last battle in Abidjan, the commercial capital, where the remainder of his troops had turned their weapons against civilians.
Gbagbo was arrested by forces loyal to the internationally recognized president, Alassane Ouattara, after United Nations troops and France bombed the presidential palace. "The FPM is ravaged by the chaotic situation and presents its condolences to the families of those who have dead, "said Affi N'Guessan.
An officer of the forces that fought to install Ouattara, who is accused of killing hundreds of civilians in what could constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity, initially prevented international journalists heard the statement of Affi N'Guessan . Only allowed to record the statement to the Ivorian Radio and Television Ouattara, known by its French acronym, RTI.
But journalists phoned the ministers in the Cabinet Ouattara to complain, and later allowed the statement to be recorded separately Affi N'Guessan. The politician spoke after a firefight broke out early Saturday morning in a suburb of Abidjan, where fighters have sought refuge Gbagbo and Ouattara loyalists try to disarm them, residents said.
Affi N'Guessan was accompanied by former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Gbagbo, Alcide Djedje, who told The Associated Press that Gbagbo is protected by peacekeepers of the UN in the northern city of Korhogo, a stronghold of Ouattara . Djedje said that he, at least two other ministers and many lawmakers have also received protection from the UN in Abidjan, after reaching an agreement Thursday with the government of Ouattara.
Ouattara has said Gbagbo's security is guaranteed and he wants the former leader to be tried by the courts, both nationally and internationally, for his alleged crimes. The International Criminal Court in The Hague has said it is making a preliminary inquiry into the crimes committed by all sides in the conflict in this nation of West Africa. 
He urged "an end to the death of our compatriots," said the Ivorian people must "give an opportunity to restore peace" and end the "revenge killings, looting." Gbagbo, who had ruled since 2000, refused to accept defeat in the elections of 28 November had delayed for five years. The strong man gave his last battle in Abidjan, the commercial capital, where the remainder of his troops had turned their weapons against civilians.
Gbagbo was arrested by forces loyal to the internationally recognized president, Alassane Ouattara, after United Nations troops and France bombed the presidential palace. "The FPM is ravaged by the chaotic situation and presents its condolences to the families of those who have dead, "said Affi N'Guessan.
An officer of the forces that fought to install Ouattara, who is accused of killing hundreds of civilians in what could constitute war crimes and crimes against humanity, initially prevented international journalists heard the statement of Affi N'Guessan . Only allowed to record the statement to the Ivorian Radio and Television Ouattara, known by its French acronym, RTI.
But journalists phoned the ministers in the Cabinet Ouattara to complain, and later allowed the statement to be recorded separately Affi N'Guessan. The politician spoke after a firefight broke out early Saturday morning in a suburb of Abidjan, where fighters have sought refuge Gbagbo and Ouattara loyalists try to disarm them, residents said.
Affi N'Guessan was accompanied by former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Gbagbo, Alcide Djedje, who told The Associated Press that Gbagbo is protected by peacekeepers of the UN in the northern city of Korhogo, a stronghold of Ouattara . Djedje said that he, at least two other ministers and many lawmakers have also received protection from the UN in Abidjan, after reaching an agreement Thursday with the government of Ouattara.
Ouattara has said Gbagbo's security is guaranteed and he wants the former leader to be tried by the courts, both nationally and internationally, for his alleged crimes. The International Criminal Court in The Hague has said it is making a preliminary inquiry into the crimes committed by all sides in the conflict in this nation of West Africa.
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