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Acquitted by international justice, Charles Blé Goudé returned to Côte d'Ivoire

2022-11-26T13:38:29.938Z


Charles Blé Goudé, pillar of the regime of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo, returned to his native country on Saturday, November 26, after more than eight...


Charles Blé Goudé, pillar of the regime of former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo, returned Saturday, November 26 to his native country, after more than eight years of absence, acquitted of crimes against humanity by international justice, noted an AFP journalist.

Charles Blé Goudé, in a suit and tie, arrived at Abidjan airport on a commercial flight from Accra in neighboring Ghana.

He was greeted by a dozen people, including former first lady Simone Gbagbo, before quickly entering a vehicle to leave the scene.

He is expected by his supporters in the afternoon in Yopougon, a popular commune of Abidjan, for a “

party

”, “

not a political meeting

” insisted his entourage.

Acquitted in March 2021

An important security device was deployed and CRS filtered access to the airport, noted an AFP journalist.

Hours before he arrived, law enforcement chased away most of the journalists present at the airport and the scheduled press briefing was cancelled.

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Alongside former President Laurent Gbagbo, Charles Blé Goudé was finally acquitted in March 2021 by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague of alleged crimes during the post-election crisis of 2010-2011.

At the time, Alassane Ouattara's presidential victory, contested by Laurent Gbagbo, led to a crisis that left 3,000 dead and led to the arrest of Laurent Gbagbo in April 2011.

Charles Blé Goudé was arrested in 2013 in Ghana, then transferred to The Hague in 2014 after several months under house arrest in Abidjan.

A little over a year after his acquittal, he obtained a passport from the Ivorian authorities last May and then a green light from them to return.

Aged 50, he is the last major figure in the Gbagbo camp during the 2010-2011 crisis to return to Côte d'Ivoire, a year and a half after his former mentor.

Source: lefigaro

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