Ivory Coast: Simone Gbagbo acquitted by Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of Côte d'Ivoire has overturned the acquittal judgment that ex-first-lady Simone Gbagbo received in 2017 at the end of her trial in assizes for crimes against humanity during the post-electoral crisis One of his lawyers told AFP on Friday.

"The Supreme Court decided on Thursday to return Simone Gbagbo to another Assize Court", without giving a deadline, said Me André Blédé Dohora. [19659003] As the text of the decision is not yet available, the reasons for the Supreme Court's decision were not known in the immediate future, he said, deploring the fact that Ms. Gbagbo's defense did not was summoned by the Court before it gave its decision.

The wife of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo (2000-2010) was acquitted on 28 March 2017 by the Assize Court of Appeal. Abidjan.

She was tried for alleged involvement in shelling. r the Abobo market, a district of Abidjan favorable to Alassane Ouattara – rival of Laurent Gbagbo in the 2010 presidential elections and current president of Côte d'Ivoire – and for his alleged participation in a cell that organized attacks by Militia and military close to the regime

Simone Gbagbo was not released after her acquittal, as she was already serving, and is still serving, a 20-year prison sentence for "undermining state security. "pronounced in 2015.

Laurent Gbagbo has been detained since 2011 in The Hague by the International Criminal Court, which has been judging him since 2016 for crimes against humanity alleged during the crisis of 2010-2011, which left 3,000 dead , according to the official record.