Gbagbo was the first former head of state to stand trial at the ICC and had been held in the Netherlands since 2011. By AFPMore by this AuthorTHE HAGUE,Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo has been released in Belgium under conditions following his acquittal by the International Criminal Court in The Hague, the court said Tuesday. "Mr Gbagbo is now released under conditions in Belgium," an ICC spokeswoman said, without giving further details. The release conditions include that Belgium will guarantee that Gbagbo would go back to the ICC if required. ICC WARRANTThe ICC's unwillingness to let Gbagbo return to Ivory Coast could be linked to that country's refusal to surrender Gbagbo's first wife, Simone, despite an outstanding ICC warrant for her arrest for her role in the violence.

Source: Daily Nation February 06, 2019 05:37 UTC