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| ICC Urged to Investigate Ivory CoastÂ’s Forces Nouvelles Leaders |
| 2013-07-25 |
| The former chief of investigations for the United Nations Special Court for Sierra Leone has called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate and prosecute leaders of the Forces Nouvelles over alleged atrocities the group committed during Ivory Coast’s civil war. Alan White says there is need for the ICC to administer equal justice in Ivory Coast. “All we are looking for is to ensure there is a balanced investigation and a balanced prosecution. Quite frankly that is one of the areas right now that the country of Ivory Coast is struggling from is the fact that there is not a sense of justice,” White said. The ICC is gathering evidence to prosecute former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo for his role in the civil war after he refused to accept the October 2010 presidential vote. The election dispute led to the conflict. Human rights groups accused supporters of both Gbagbo and current President Alassane Ouattara of human rights violations during the conflict. |
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