Arusha, January 13, 2015 (FH) \u2013 Ivorian president Alassane Ouattara on Monday promised there would be justice in his country for all crimes committed during the post-electoral crisis of 2010-2011, reports the African Press Agency (APA).<\/p>\n
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Ivorian courts and the International Criminal Court (ICC) have been accused of prosecuting only supporters of former president Laurent Gbagbo.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome people say it\u2019s victor\u2019s justice (\u2026) but you know we can\u2019t try everyone at the same time and some people were caught in the act,\u201d Ouattara said at a New Year meeting with the press. \u201cEvery case will be brought to court.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe National Commission of Inquiry has drawn up a list of suspects,\u201d he continued. \u201cThese people will be brought before the courts. They will have to answer for their alleged acts.\u201d \u00a0He suggested that they could be given amnesty after their trial. \u201cOnce the judgments have been handed down, the Head of State clearly has some prerogatives to propose to the National Assembly pardon and amnesty measures,\u201d Ouattara told the press.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The current cases are only against members of Gbagbo\u2019s entourage, whereas individuals close to Ouattara are also accused of committing crimes in 2010-2011.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope we will one day be able to emerge from everything linked to the crisis, but I will not take any decision that interferes with the proper administration of justice,\u201d the president said.<\/p>\n
Hearings started on January 6 in Abidjan in the trial of Simone Gbagbo and 81 co-accused. The former First Lady and these other former dignitaries of Laurent Gbagbo\u2019s regime are accused of acts of violence during the 2010-2011 post-electoral crisis.<\/p>\n
Simone Gbagbo is also under an ICC arrest warrant, which the Ivorian authorities have so far refused to implement, arguing that national courts are willing and able to give her a fair trial.<\/p>\n
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