The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced Thursday May 28 a modification of the conditions of release of Laurent Gbagbo. Under house arrest in Belgium since his acquittal in January 2019 of charges of crimes against humanity, the former Ivorian president can now leave the country, under conditions.

Any country in which Laurent Gbagbo wishes to go must in particular agree beforehand to receive him on his territory, said a spokesman for the Court based in The Hague, which however rejected the request for unconditional freedom presented by the ex - Ivorian head of state.

According to RFI, Charles Blé Goudé benefits from the same measures. "The two men will no longer be prevented from moving outside the limits of the municipality in which they reside. They will no longer have to hand over to the court office all the identity documents they have, in particular their passport. They will not have to no longer report weekly to the authorities of the host State or to the Registry, "details the radio on its website.

With AFP

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