Gbagbo To Remain In Detention Until February – ICC

SAN FRANCISCO, January 19, (THEWILL) – Ivory Coast ex-president Laurent Gbagbo will stay behind bars until February.

According to the tribunal, Gbagbo, acquitted by the International Criminal Court (ICC), will be held until a fresh appeal hearing in February.

“The detention of Mr Laurent Gbagbo shall be maintained pending the consideration of the present appeal,” appeals judges said in a statement, announcing a hearing on February 1 “in order to hear further submissions.”