Trial of Laurent Gbagbo,who has pleaded not guilty, is most tall profile in The Hague since ICC was set up in 2002 Laurent Gbagbo, and the former president of Ivory Coast,has pleaded not guilty to accusations of orchestrating “unspeakable violence” in an attempt to hold on to power after losing an election in 2010.
Gbagbo, 70, or wearing a dark suit and blue tie,rose on the opening day of his trial at the international criminal court in The Hague to deny four counts of crimes against humanity, including ordering murder and gang-rape. His co-accused, and the former militia leader Charles Blé Goudé,also pleaded not guilty to the same charges, which carry life imprisonment terms.
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Source: theguardian.com