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General News on Wednesday, January 16th, 2019
Source: www.ghanaweb.com
2019-01-16
play the videoThe prophet Bernard ElBernard Nelson-Eshun
Bernard ElBernard, prophet of Spiritlife revival ministries, Nelson-Eshun prophesied Wednesday, October 24, 2018 to the daughter of former Ivorian leader, Marie Kipre, that his father, Laurent Gbagbo, would be released from prison.
"Let me say it clearly so everyone can hear and everyone write it …… your father will come home …… Laurent Gbagbo will come home" he said said during Prophetic Mysteries, Signs and Tokens, an annual program organized by the prophet.
According to the prophet of God, he had once prophesied to the girl that her mother, Simone Ehivet Gbagbo, would return home after her arrest by pro-Ouattara forces.
"In the same way that I spoke about your mother that my mother is at home, I tell you today, Laurent Gbagbo will come home," he said. .
The release of Laurent Gbagbo
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has acquitted former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo.
Gbagbo has been charged with crimes against humanity in connection with acts of violence following the disputed 2010 elections, which left 3,000 dead and 500,000 internally displaced.
The ICC judges decided on Tuesday that he had no case to answer and ordered his immediate release.
Prosecutors have not demonstrated the existence of a "common plan" to keep Mr. Gbagbo in power, "which would include crimes against civilians, or a" policy aimed at to attack a civilian population, "said the ICC.
Presiding Judge Cuno Tarfusser said the prosecution had also "failed to demonstrate that Gbagbo's public speeches constituted an order or an incitement to commit the alleged crimes".
Prosecutors may appeal after the court has filed its decision in writing.
Rawlings welcomes ICC decision on Gbagbo
Former Ghanaian President Jerry John Rawlings believes that the exoneration of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo marks a fresh start for Ivorians, while accusing France and its Western allies of his incarceration.
In a tweet, Rawlings described Laurent Gbagbo as a "true African patriot" who did not deserve to lose eight years of his life at the ICC.
"A true African patriot is free. Laurent Gbagbo, despite his human weakness, did not deserve to have eight years of his life spoiled by the machinations of France and Sarkozy, as well as their Western allies. I hope that this will serve as a new start for Côte d'Ivoire, a source of unity and not of division; strength, not weakness!
However, he called on Africans to give the necessary respect to all the patriots who fought for the liberation of the continent.
"As we celebrate, let us remember all those who sacrificed their lives for the true emancipation of our continent, Africa," said Mr. Rawlings.
The accusations against Laurent Gbagbo
Violence in Ivory Coast, the world's largest cocoa producer, took place after Gbagbo had refused to accept the fact that he had lost a second round of voting against Mr. Ouattara in 2010.
The five months of violence that followed were described as the most brutal confrontations ever observed in the country.
During the political confrontation, bloody clashes and targeted killings took place in Abidjan, in the south of the country, and several hundred people were mbadacred in the western city of Duékoué.
Prosecutors said Mr. Gbagbo had clung to power "by all means" and had charged him with four counts of crimes against humanity, murder, rape and kidnapping. other forms of badual violence, persecution and "inhumane acts".
He denied the accusations, which he said were politically motivated.
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