Hirondelle News Agency (Lausanne), 22 November 2012
Judges of the International Criminal Court today decided to unseal an arrest warrant for crimes against humanity against the former First Lady of Côte d'Ivoire, Simone Gbagbo, according to an ICC press statement.
We (African children)respectfully urge you to ignore the ICC warrant
against Ms Simone Gbagbo in your capacity of father, husband, African and
highest authority in Ivory Coast . Should the justice in Ivory Coast find
her guilty of any crime, please consider judging her in your country, also
allowing her to present her own means of defense. It is a good thing, on
humanitarian grounds, to refuse to ship a lady, a mother and a sister to
the Hague. Acting otherwise will, we are sure,dampen your reconciliation
efforts in the country. Too many real and notorious white collar criminals
are running the streets and we are yet to see the ICC point a finger to
them.
If there is no guilt on the part of the Gbagbo family, then the truth will
come out. However, if there is guilt, then justice must prevail.
The only way to a reduction in violations of war crimes and crimes against
humanity is for there to be a strictly enforceable mechanism in place
globally where leaders are held accountable for there actions.
Creating that mechanism for enforceable accountability should be something
that the entire world enbraces. Then we will see a decrease in violence
around the world.
Cote d'Ivoire: ICC Unveils Arrest Warrant Against Simone Gbagbo
Hirondelle News Agency (Lausanne), 22 November 2012
Judges of the International Criminal Court today decided to unseal an arrest warrant for crimes against humanity against the former First Lady of Côte d'Ivoire, Simone Gbagbo, according to an ICC press statement.
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H.E and Dear Mr President Ouattara,
We (African children)respectfully urge you to ignore the ICC warrant against Ms Simone Gbagbo in your capacity of father, husband, African and highest authority in Ivory Coast . Should the justice in Ivory Coast find her guilty of any crime, please consider judging her in your country, also allowing her to present her own means of defense. It is a good thing, on humanitarian grounds, to refuse to ship a lady, a mother and a sister to the Hague. Acting otherwise will, we are sure,dampen your reconciliation efforts in the country. Too many real and notorious white collar criminals are running the streets and we are yet to see the ICC point a finger to them.
Thank you for your compassion.
If there is no guilt on the part of the Gbagbo family, then the truth will come out. However, if there is guilt, then justice must prevail.
The only way to a reduction in violations of war crimes and crimes against humanity is for there to be a strictly enforceable mechanism in place globally where leaders are held accountable for there actions.
Creating that mechanism for enforceable accountability should be something that the entire world enbraces. Then we will see a decrease in violence around the world.