{"id":2508,"date":"2011-11-29T21:34:57","date_gmt":"2011-11-29T21:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/11\/ivory-coast-ex-head-on-way-to-icc\/"},"modified":"2011-11-29T21:34:57","modified_gmt":"2011-11-29T21:34:57","slug":"ivory-coast-ex-head-on-way-to-icc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/11\/29\/ivory-coast-ex-head-on-way-to-icc\/","title":{"rendered":"Ivory Coast ex-head on way to ICC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span><span>29 November 2011<\/span> <span>Last updated at<\/span> <span>21:34 GMT<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/57013000\/jpg\/_57013878_013411511-1.jpg\" width=\"304\" height=\"171\" alt=\"Laurent Gbagbo and his wife, Simone, after his arrest on 11 April 2011\" \/><span>Laurent Gbagbo has been detained since his arrest in April after he refused to stand down as president<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo is on his way to the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague after being issued with an arrest warrant.<\/p>\n<p>He left the northern town of Korhogo, where he had been under house arrest since April when he was ousted.<\/p>\n<p>The ICC has been investigating alleged war crimes committed in unrest after last year&#8217;s disputed elections.<\/p>\n<p>The transfer comes just two weeks before legislative elections.<\/p>\n<p>Forces loyal to him and those of his rival, President Alassane Ouattara, stand accused of killings, rapes and other alleged abuses in the conflict.<\/p>\n<p><span>&#8216;Victor&#8217;s justice&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>ICC chief prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo visited the country in mid-October to investigate the post-election violence.<\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/57017000\/jpg\/_57017880_013417626-1.jpg\" width=\"224\" height=\"299\" alt=\"Vehicles of the cortege of believed to be carrying former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo to Korhogo airport\" \/><span>A convoy of vehicles said to have taken Laurent Gbagbo to Korhogo airport<\/span><\/div>\n<p>He said his investigation would be impartial, and that he would focus on up to six people who he said were most to blame for the violence.<\/p>\n<p>Human rights groups welcomed the arrest warrant, but also cautioned against &#8220;victor&#8217;s justice&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;While the Gbagbo camp fuelled the violence, forces on both sides have been repeatedly implicated in grave crimes,&#8221; said Elise Keppler of Human Rights Watch.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Victims of abuse meted out by forces loyal to President Ouattara [also] deserve to see justice done,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to Reuters, an adviser to Mr Gbagbo, Toussaint Alain, branded the former president&#8217;s transfer &#8220;victor&#8217;s justice&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Although the Ivory Coast is not one of the member countries covered by the ICC, it has accepted its jurisdiction.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Gbagbo is also being investigated by Ivorian justice officials for &#8220;economic crimes&#8221;. He has been charged with looting, armed robbery and embezzlement.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 29 November 2011 Last updated at 21:34 GMT Laurent Gbagbo has been detained since his arrest in April after he refused to stand down as president Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo is on his way to the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague after being issued with an arrest warrant. 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