The International Criminal Court (ICC) has ordered the release of former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo after acquitting him on charges of crimes against humanity.
Judges on Tuesday Jan 15,2019 said that prosecutors had failed to satisfy the burden of proof over the accusations, adding their decision could be reversed on appeal.
About 3,000 people were killed in the West African nation in a violent standoff during 2010 and 2011 when the 73-year-old refused to accept defeat in an election against his bitter rival and now Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara.
The ICC also ordered the release of Charles Ble Goude, 47, dubbed Gbagbo's "Street General", who stood trial with his former boss.
Gbagbo and Ble Goude stood trial on four counts of crimes against humanity for murder, rape, persecution and other inhumane acts committed by pro-Gbagbo forces in the aftermath of the disputed 2010 polls
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