Simone Gbagbo is accused of aiding her husband to maintain his grip on power after elections in 2010.
Cote d'Ivoire: Simone Gbagbo Could Face 20 Years
Cameroon Tribune, 30 December 2014
The former First Lady of Côte d'Ivoire is on the second week of trial in Abidjan. Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Simone Gbagbo's Trial Begins
DW, 26 December 2014
The trial against Simone Gbagbo, wife of Ivory Coast's ex-president Laurent Gbagbo, opened on Friday in the capital Abidjan. She is accused of aiding her husband to maintain his… Read more »
Simone Gbagbo, the wife of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo, is scheduled to go on trial in an Ivorian court on October 22.
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Observers say the case will be a test for the Ivorian judicial system - and indirectly for those of other African states - in their assertion that post-conflict crimes should be heard at home, rather than at the the International Criminal Court.
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A request from lawyers of former president Laurent Gbagbo for leave to appeal the confirmation of charges against him has been rejected by the International Criminal Court in the Hague.
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Judges at the International Criminal Court in the Hague say the court has enough evidence to put former president Laurent Gbagbo on trial for war crimes. Read more »
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