Photo: Simone Gbagbo Website A report in L'Inter (p. 2) suggests that the hearing of the former first lady, Simone Gbagbo in connection with the investigations into the alleged crimes committed during the 2010-2011 post-electoral crisis in Cote d'Ivoire has been cancelled. The paper attributes this information to the lawyers of Mrs Gbagbo.
"We've been informed by the office of the prosecutor that the hearing has been cancelled without further details," the paper quotes Gougnon Serge, one the lawyers as saying. Another story on the same page of the paper suggests that the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the authorities in Cote d'Ivoire are divided over the decision to transfer the former first lady to The Hague or not. The paper also quotes sources as saying that the ICC has issued an arrest warrant for Mrs Gbagbo, an order, which according to the paper, the Ivorian authorities are reluctant to respect.
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