Placed under intense diplomatic pressure since the disputed presidential election of November 28, outgoing President Laurent Gbagbo has secured the services of two tenors of the French bar, Roland Dumas and Jacques Vergès-cons to organize its attack. At their first visit to Abidjan, the two lawyers were unveiled on Thursday its strategy: fire on France and "fraud".Jacques Verges, 85, a fervent anti-colonial activist, but also known for having defended Venezuelan terrorist Carlos or the Serbian dictator Slobodan Milosevic, said that Mr. Gbagbo "has become a symbol" because he "represents a new Africa, an Africa which failed 'not inclined', "and that is what is intolerable to the French leaders.
Former Foreign Minister Roland Dumas, meanwhile, explained that "the more we advance, the more we know (...) that there was fraud in the second round of elections." Echoing the speech Gbagbo camp, he claims that this fraud occurred "in areas controlled" by Alassane Ouattara, President recognized internationally but lacking the essential levers of power and entrenched in a hotel in Abidjan.
Sunday, January 2, the two famous lawyers have proposed a recount of the presidential election to decide between the incumbent and its rival. "We have to count again all the votes, if everyone agrees, under international control," said the two men during a press conference. "Let the countdown, I do not know who in good faith may refuse," Jacques Verges has launched after a three-day visit to Abidjan, where they met "three times" Laurent Gbagbo.
"We found someone decided to bring out the truth on some things and get out of this crisis, not at any price," said Dumas. Manuel Valls: "This is pathetic" The country is plunged into a severe crisis since Mr Gbagbo was proclaimed elected by the Constitutional Council, which invalidated the results of the electoral commission giving Mr.
Ouattara winner. The international community recognizes it as legitimate president and the departure of outgoing calls. For both lawyers, Alassane Ouattara is the candidate of Françafrique, while Laurent Gbagbo would be the last bulwark against corruption and interference by the West. Manuel Valls, mayor of Evry-MP and candidate in the primary PS for the 2012 presidential election, called Sunday "pathetic" the presence of former minister Francois Mitterrand, Roland Dumas, alongside Laurent Gbagbo.
"There is only one word that comes to mind at the bottom: pathetic! This duo Roland Dumas and Jacques Verges, the lawyer for Klaus Barbie, with Laurent Gbagbo, this is very sad for Laurent Gbagbo ... " Said Mr. Valls, called the "Grand Rendez-Vous Parisien 1/The Europe-Today in France".
"It's pathetic, embarrassing, shocking but honestly, Roland Dumas has accustomed us to this for some years. For me it is invalid and of no consequence," he added.
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