Former Ivorian First Lady Mrs Simone Gbagbo has been sentenced to 20
years imprisonment by an Ivorian court for organizing post election
violence after her husband, Laurent Gbagbo lost out in the 2010
Presidential elections in Ivory Coast.
In a unanimous judgement today March 10th,
the court said Mrs Gbagbo together with her husband's supporters, after
rejecting the results from the elections that saw her husband's main
rival, Alassane Ouattara declared winner of the election, carried
out activities that undermined the state security which left over 3000
people dead.
Laurent Gbagbo's son from a previous marriage, Michel
Gbagbo, was also sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for his role in the
post election violence. Lawyers to Mrs Gbagbo say they would be
appealing the judgement.
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