Gbagbo declared fit to stand war crimes trial

by admin
Nov 2, 2012

The former president of the Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo, has been declared healthy enough to stand trial at the International Criminal Court, where he faces charges of crimes against humanity, stated judges on Friday.

Judges noted that Gbagbo was well enough to take part in the proceedings against him and found that he was fit enough to stand trial, after complaints from the defendant over his health.

Gbagbo faces four charges of crimes against humanity, including murder and rape after some 3,000 people were killed in violence following the Ivory Coasts’s 2010 Presidential elections. He was arrested by rebel forces in April 2011 and subsequently transferred to the ICC in November 2011.

Gbagbo is the first former head of state to be brought before the International Criminal Court.

 

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