Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Ivory Coast Opens War Crimes Trial Against Ex-Leader's Wife

The former First Lady Simone Gbagbo was put on trial today by the highest court in the Ivory Coast for crimes she committed against humanity in 2010-2011. Human rights group are currently questioning the credibility of the entire trial that's on the slaughter of 3,000 people killed after Simone's husband, the Ex-President Laurent Gbagbo, refused to give up his position to the current President Alassane Ouattara. A committee, supposedly lead by Simone, attacked and abused Ouattara's supporters. Previously, in the year 2015, Simone was already found guilty and sentenced to 20 years in prison. It will be interesting to see what happens.

Kyla Singleton

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/ivory-coast-opens-war-crimes-trial-leaders-wife-39508422

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