Lawyers wrangle over release of Ivory Coast politician Gbagbo
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Prosecutors and defence lawyers fought on Friday over terms of release for former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo, after he was acquitted on atrocities charges at the International Criminal Court last month.
ICC prosecutors, who contest the acquittal, are mounting a last-ditch attempt to have conditions attached to the release of Gbagbo and co-defendant Charles Ble Goude, to ensure they will return to the court if necessary.
Their defence lawyers meanwhile demanded that both men be immediately and unconditionally released.
Trial judges ordered that Gbagbo, the first former head of state to be taken into custody by the ICC, and Ble Goude be freed after their acquittal on Jan. 16. But two days later appeals judges ruled that the men should remain in detention while they consider arguments from prosecutors who have said they will appeal the acquittal.
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