Hundreds executed by both sides in Ivory Coast

Hundreds of people who died during the civil war in Ivory Coast last year were summarily executed.

Fighters who backed the current president are accused of committing many of the killings, according to a report commissioned by the government.

"The CNE notes that, among the 3,248 victims registered, figure 2,241 cases of individuals summarily executed for apparent political and/or ethnic reasons," read the report, which has not yet been published.

The report states that 1,009 of the people executed were killed by forces loyal to former president Laurent Gbagbo.

Investigators also found that the current president, Alassane Ouattara's forces, carried out 545 executions.

Ouattara stated in an interview to the BBC that individuals from all sides will be prosecuted.

"Once the results are in, anyone who has been involved in crimes will be prosecuted. No one will be protected," he said in an interview with the BBC last week.

"I want the rule of law in (Ivory Coast). We will be letting the courts do their job. I will not interfere. And I think this is the only way to heal things," he said.

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