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27.11.2015 Ivory Coast

Former Ivory Coast leader Gbagbo 'fit for trial': ICC

By AFP
Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo attends a 2013 hearing on charges of crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.  By Michael Kooren PoolAFPFileFormer Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo attends a 2013 hearing on charges of crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court in The Hague. By Michael Kooren (Pool/AFP/File)
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The Hague (AFP) - Former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo has been declared "physically and mentally able" to stand trial for crimes against humanity trial next year, the International Criminal Court said Friday.

Three ICC-appointed experts "underlined a vast improvement in Mr Gbagbo's state of health and observes that he no longer suffers from clinical post-traumatic stress syndrome or hospitalisation syndrome," the Hague-based court said in a statement.

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