Reports from Ivory Coast say the former President Laurent Gbagbo is on a plane heading for the International Criminal Court in The Hague after a warrant was issued for his arrest. Both Mr Gbagbo's lawyer and the country's national prosecutor say that he's left the northern town of Korhogo, where he's been under house arrest since being toppled from power in April. John James reports from Abidjan.
来自象牙海岸的报道称,前总统洛朗·巴博正在一架飞往海地国际刑事法庭的飞机上,此前他已被通缉逮捕。巴博的律师和国家检察长都称他已离开北部城市科贺哥,自四月份被推翻以来,他一直在此地软禁。John James在阿比让报道。
The government of President Alassane Ouattara has been keen for Mr Gbagbo to be sent to the International Criminal Court before National Assembly elections planned for the 11 December. The former president's presence on Ivorian soil caused tension with repeated reports in the newspapers that pro-Gbagbo armed groups would try and free their leader. It's not clear what charges he will face at the International Criminal Court, but around 3,000 people died in a post-election crisis provoked by Mr Gbagbo's decision to stay on in power.
总统阿拉萨纳·瓦塔拉政府一直希望在12月11日国民大选之前,将巴博交给国际刑事法庭。前总统身处象牙海岸国土一事,引起报刊一再报道说,亲巴博的武装组织会设法释放他们的领导人。尚不清楚巴博会在国际刑事法庭上面临何种审判,但因巴博决定继续执政,约有3000人死于那场大选后的危机中。