The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has pledged that the world body would help C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire to restore the rule of law following Monday\u2019s capture of former President Laurent Gbagbo.<\/p>\n
Gbagbo\u2019s surrender followed weeks of fighting and human rights abuses.
C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire has been engulfed by violence since last November
when Mr. Gbagbo refused to step down from power, despite losing a
UN-certified and internationally recognized presidential election to
Mr. Alassane Ouattara.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am going to speak with President Ouattara, how the United
Nations and the C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire Government can work together to address
all the issues which we will have in our future,\u201d Mr. Ban told
reporters on Monday at UN Headquarters.
\u201cFirst of all, we have reports that more than 1,000 people have
reportedly been killed; more than 100,000 people have fled the
country. We have to help them to restore stability, rule of law, and
address all humanitarian situations. I am going to discuss this matter
with President Ouattara and the international community,\u201d Mr. Ban
added.<\/p>\n
This was contained in a statement issued in Accra on Tuesday by
the UN Information Centre.
Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Alain Le Roy
told reporters after briefing the Security Council that Mr. Gbagbo was
currently in custody in an apartment in the Golf Hotel in Abidjan,
where Mr. Ouattara and his entourage have been based under the
protection of the UN Operation in C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire (UNOCI) since the
result of the election was declared.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can confirm that the former president and his wife are at the
Golf Hotel\u2026 UNOCI has been requested to ensure their security,\u201d said
Mr. Le Roy, adding that it was up to Mr. Ouattara to decide what do to
with his predecessor.<\/p>\n
He stressed that UNOCI\u2019s military operation on Monday against Mr.
Gbagbo\u2019s forces was in response to their attacks against the UN and
civilians in Abidjan. Mr. Gbagbo\u2019s forces had also shelled Mr.
Ouattara\u2019s residence at the weekend, he said.
In response to a question on what role the UN played in the
events leading up to Mr. Gbagbo\u2019s capture, the Secretary-General said
the world body acted within the mandate outlined under Security
Council resolution 1975.
\u201cWe have been trying to prevent heavy weapons from killing the
civilian population, and we really had to defend the United Nations
peacekeepers\u2019 safety and security because we were under attack many
times.<\/p>\n
\u201cNow that Mr. Laurent Gbagbo is in the custody of forces loyal to
President Ouattara, his physical safety should be ensured.
\u201cWe need to think about what his future should be. That is up to
President Ouattara and the Government of C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire to determine.
But we will very closely coordinate,\u201d Mr. Ban added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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