BREAKING: Ex-president Gbagbo to stay behind bars until new hearing in February —ICC
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Fri, 18 Jan 2019 || Nigeria,
Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo will stay behind bars until a fresh appeal hearing in February, despite his acquittal this week by the International Criminal Court, the tribunal said Friday.
“The detention of Mr Laurent Gbagbo… shall be maintained pending the consideration of the present appeal,” appeals judges said in a statement, announcing a hearing on February 1 “in order to hear further submissions.”
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