{"id":97981,"date":"2015-03-10T07:06:39","date_gmt":"2015-03-10T07:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=97981"},"modified":"2015-03-10T07:06:39","modified_gmt":"2015-03-10T07:06:39","slug":"ivory-coast-former-first-lady-simone-gbagbo-jailed-20-yrs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/03\/ivory-coast-former-first-lady-simone-gbagbo-jailed-20-yrs\/","title":{"rendered":"Ivory Coast former first lady Simone Gbagbo jailed 20 yrs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The former first lady Simone Gbagbo has been sentenced to a 20-year prison term on charges of &#8220;undermining state security&#8221; during post-election violence in 2010-2011 that left nearly 3,000 people dead.<\/p>\n<p>A court in Ivory Coast on Tuesday also accused the wife of former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo of &#8220;disturbing public order.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She was also accused of &#8220;organising armed gangs&#8221; after her husband and his supporters rejected results of December 2010 presidential elections showing rival Alassane Ouattara had won the contest.<\/p>\n<p>The court &#8220;unanimously&#8221; condemned her to 20 years in jail, court president Tahirou Dembele said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Gbagbo&#8217;s son Michel, a French-born dual national from a previous marriage, was also sentenced to five years in prison for his role in the violence.<\/p>\n<p>Former President Laurent Gbagbo himself is facing criminal charges against humanity in the International Criminal Court.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Nana Boakye-Yiadom\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The former first lady Simone Gbagbo has been sentenced to a 20-year prison term on charges of &#8220;undermining state security&#8221; during post-election violence in 2010-2011 that left nearly 3,000 people dead. 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