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ICC warrant for Ivorian ex-minister Charles Ble Goude: ICC warrant for Ivorian ex-minister
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The International Criminal Court has made public an arrest warrant for Ivorian ex-minister Charles Ble Goude over war crimes allegations The International Criminal Court has made public an arrest warrant for Ivorian ex-minister Charles Ble Goude over war crimes allegations.
He is wanted by the ICC for alleged crimes against humanity during the violence which erupted following disputed elections in Ivory Coast in 2010. He is wanted by the ICC for alleged crimes against humanity during violence which erupted following disputed elections in Ivory Coast in 2010.
Some 3,000 people lost their lives in the four-month crisis after ex-President Laurent Gbagbo refused to accept defeat. Some 3,000 people lost their lives in the crisis after ex-President Laurent Gbagbo refused to accept defeat.
Mr Ble Goude has denied leading pro-Gbagbo militias on violent attacks.
The ICC said the 40-year-old, currently detained in Ivory Coast, is suspected of murder, rape, persecution and other inhuman acts committed between December 2010 and April 2011.
Judges in The Hague said that forces loyal to former President Gbagbo targeted civilians who backed his opponent, Ivory Coast's current President Alassane Outtara.
The arrest warrant, issued in December 2011 but only now made public, describes Mr Ble Goude as a member of Mr Gbagbo's "inner circle".
Mr Gbagbo was arrested in 2011 and is awaiting trial at The Hague on four charges of crimes against humanity relating to the election violence.