ICC acquits former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague today acquitted former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo of all charges of crimes over post-electoral violence in the West African nation.
prosecutors had failed to show there was evidence of a "common plan" to foment violence.
The court also ordered his immediate release.
Protests erupted in 2010 after Mr Gbagbo refused to accept that he had lost a disputed election to his rival, Alassane Ouattara.
Three thousand people were killed and five lakh were displaced in the violence.
Mr Gbagbo was captured by forces supporting his rival, Ouattara and sent to The Hague in November 2011
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague today acquitted former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo of all charges of crimes over post-electoral violence in the West African nation.
prosecutors had failed to show there was evidence of a "common plan" to foment violence.
The court also ordered his immediate release.
Protests erupted in 2010 after Mr Gbagbo refused to accept that he had lost a disputed election to his rival, Alassane Ouattara.
Three thousand people were killed and five lakh were displaced in the violence.
Mr Gbagbo was captured by forces supporting his rival, Ouattara and sent to The Hague in November 2011
