By Emanuele del Rosso
For the first time in ten years, Ivory Coast organised presidential elections on 31 October 2010. The second round was a tight race between opposition leader Alassane Ouattara and the incumbent president Laurent Gbagbo. Ouattara was first declared winner by the Independent Electoral Commission, but the Constitutional Council soon proclaimed Gbagbo president.
The referral
- Laurent Gbagbo, the former president of Ivory Coast, accused of four counts of crimes against humanity: murder, rape, other inhumane acts, attempted murder and persecution.
- Simone Gbagbo, Laurent Gbagbo’s wife, allegedly responsible as indirect co-perpetrator for four counts of crimes against humanity: murder, rape and other sexual violence, persecution and other inhumane acts.
- Charles Blé Goudé, politician, youth leader, former minister, allegedly responsible as indirect co-perpetrator for four counts of crimes against humanity: murder, rape, other inhumane acts, attempted murder and persecution.