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REPORT – On January 15, 2019, photo of the case file, the former President of Côte d'Ivoire, Laurent Gbagbo, entered the courtroom of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, The Netherlands, where the judges acquitted Mr. Gbagbo and former Minister Charles Ble Goude of crimes committed in the 2010 election for lack of evidence. A defense lawyer of former Ivorian President, Laurent Gbagbo, said Friday that he should be released immediately and unconditionally from his detention before the International Criminal Court, more than two weeks after his acquittal after having been acquitted of the head of violence after the elections. (Peter Dejong, Pool, File / Associated Press)
BRUSSELS – Belgium is ready to receive former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo after his release from the International Criminal Court, but is still discussing the details of his stay.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Karl Lagatie said on Saturday that Belgium had "agreed in principle to receive" Gbagbo, but details would be settled "in the coming days".
Gbagbo is subject to certain conditions upon his release and must pledge to return to court if necessary and not to leave the country that agrees to host him. The prosecutors' lawyers want to make sure of his return for the appeals phase.
Lagatie said Belgium had acted out of court support, based in the neighboring Netherlands.
We do not know where Gbagbo is at the moment. He was acquitted of his involvement in deadly violence after the 2010 elections in Cote d 'Ivoire.
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