Tuesday, September 08, 2015

Jailed Ivorien Leader's Bid To Be Freed Fails


Mr Gbagbo was arrested in 2011 Photo: AFP


Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court have rejected a request for the temporary release of Ivory Coast's former President Laurent Gbagbo on health grounds, Reuters news agency reports.

Mr Gbagbo, 70, is accused of plunging his country into civil war rather than relinquishing power after losing a presidential run-off vote in 2010.
His trial has been scheduled to start in November.

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