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| Ivory Coast 'charges ex-rebels for election violence' | Ivory Coast 'charges ex-rebels for election violence' |
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| Ex-rebels who backed Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara are among 20 people charged with war crimes committed during post-election violence in 2010-2011, judicial sources say. | Ex-rebels who backed Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara are among 20 people charged with war crimes committed during post-election violence in 2010-2011, judicial sources say. |
| Some of them, including two senior commanders, are now in the military. | Some of them, including two senior commanders, are now in the military. |
| Until now, only those who supported the previous government have faced justice, prompting criticism from activists. | Until now, only those who supported the previous government have faced justice, prompting criticism from activists. |
| More than 3,000 people died after ex-leader Laurent Gbagbo refused to accept defeat in presidential elections. | More than 3,000 people died after ex-leader Laurent Gbagbo refused to accept defeat in presidential elections. |
| Both sides were accused of atrocities in the bloody clashes that followed the disputed polls. | Both sides were accused of atrocities in the bloody clashes that followed the disputed polls. |
| Mr Gbagbo is awaiting trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, where he faces charges of crimes against humanity, which he denies. | Mr Gbagbo is awaiting trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, where he faces charges of crimes against humanity, which he denies. |
| Earlier this year, his wife Simone Gbagbo was sentenced to 20 years in jail in Ivory Coast for her role in the violence. | Earlier this year, his wife Simone Gbagbo was sentenced to 20 years in jail in Ivory Coast for her role in the violence. |
| The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) told BBC Afrique that it welcomed news of the indictments, which would help to "re-balance" legal proceedings related to the post-election violence. | The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) told BBC Afrique that it welcomed news of the indictments, which would help to "re-balance" legal proceedings related to the post-election violence. |
| "All of them have been charged in proceedings concerning the most serious crimes committed during the crisis," a judicial source told the AFP news agency, confirming an earlier report about the charges. | |
| Presidential elections are due to be held in October, with Mr Ouattara considered a clear favourite. | Presidential elections are due to be held in October, with Mr Ouattara considered a clear favourite. |
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