Ex-Ivory Coast President Gbagbo appears at international court for first time.
AP) — Ivory Coast’s ex-president appeared at the International Criminal Court on Monday, the first former head of state to face judges at the world’s first permanent war crimes court. Laurent Gbagbo vowed to fight the charges against him.
Gbagbo, 66, was calm and smiled at supporters in the public gallery as the 25-minute hearing opened. He told judges he did not need them to read the charges.
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