Simone Gbagbo: Arrest Warrant Issued by ICC
November 22nd, 2012 by Julien Maton
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Ivory Coast’s former first lady Simone Gbagbo for alleged crimes against humanity committed during the West African nation’s post-election crisis last year.
The court announced Thursday it had unsealed an arrest warrant issued Feb. 29 for the first woman indicted by the first permanent, treaty-based, international criminal court.
Her husband, Laurent Gbagbo, is already in custody in The Hague facing similar charges stemming from his fight to retain power after losing a 2010 presidential election.
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