Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Ivory Coast: preliminary investigation against Gbagbo and his associates

.- The authorities have opened a "preliminary investigation" against deposed President Laurent Gbagbo and his relatives, said Tuesday the government of new president Alassane Ouattara TCI on national television. "Concerning those arrested since April 11 (...), the former head of state, his wife and 60 people from his clan were assigned under house arrest in Abidjan and other cities," spokesman Patrick Achi after the cabinet meeting.

The spokesman also stated that it has opened a "preliminary investigation procedure" for crimes and offenses committed by Gbagbo and his clan. Laurent Gbagbo, his wife Simone and more than 120 people were arrested on April 11 at his presidential residence in Abidjan, following an offensive by the forces of Ouattara, supported by French soldiers and UN.

Laurent Gbagbo was ousted after more than four months of crisis over the presidential results of the November 28, 2010 and 10 days of war in the economic capital. Nearly a thousand people died in violence during the post-election crisis, according to.

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