Acquittal of Laurent Gbagbo: "No pretext could stand in the way of his return to the country"

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Laurent Gbagbo.

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By: Bineta Diagne

6 mins

The ICC Appeals Chamber confirmed, this Wednesday, March 31, 2021, the decision to acquit war crimes and crimes against humanity in favor of Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blé Goudé.

What impact will this court decision have on their political projects?

How in Côte d'Ivoire will the return of the former President be organized?

To talk about it, Bineta Diagne receives Habiba Touré, Laurent Gbagbo's personal lawyer.

  • Africa

  • Ivory Coast

  • Justice

  • Gbagbo trial

  • Laurent Gbagbo

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