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ICC orders Laurent Gbagbo to remain in detention

Former Cote d’Ivoire president Laurent Gbagbo supporters in a peaceful protest demanding his release outside International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague on October 29, 2013. Gbagbo is accused of four counts of crimes against humanity allegedly committed in context of post-election violence in 2010/2011. The ICC ruled Tuesday, that former Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo must remain in detention in The Hague pending a possible trial on charges of crimes against humanity .PHOTO/AFP

By  AFP

What you need to know:

  • The ICC has yet to confirm the charges against Gbagbo for his role in the bloody election standoff nearly three years ago.
  • Gbagbo, 68, is accused of fomenting a wave of violence that swept the west African nation after he refused to concede defeat in the November 2010 poll.

THE HAGUE,

Former Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo must remain in detention in The Hague pending a possible trial on charges of crimes against humanity, the International Criminal Court ruled Tuesday.

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