前象牙海岸總統在國際刑事法院出庭受審
The war crimes triAl of former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo began Thursday at the International Criminal Court.
Gbagbo, the first former head of state to be tried at The Hague, is facing charges of crimes against humanity, including rape and murder, for the four month-long conflict in 2010 that left 3,000 people dead. Prosecutors say the 70-year-old Gbagbo launched the war to cling to power, despite losing the presidential election to his rival, Alassane Ouattara.
The conflict finally ended after France, Ivory Coast's former colonial ruler, sent in troops to restore order and arrest Gbagbo.
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the ICC headquarters before the start of the trial to show their support for Gbagbo.
The ICC also has a warrant for the former president's wife, Simone, on charges of crimes against humanity. She was sentenced last year to a 20-year prison sentence by an Ivorian court.前象牙海岸總統巴博星期四在國際刑事法院出庭受審，他被控犯有戰爭罪。
巴博是在海牙受審的第一個前國家元首，他被控在2010年持續4個月的武裝衝突中犯有強姦和謀殺等反人類罪。2010年的衝突導致3000人死亡。檢察官說，現年70歲的巴博在總統選舉中敗給對手瓦塔拉後，為了繼續掌權而發動戰爭。
象牙海岸前宗主國法國派軍隊恢復象牙海岸的秩序，並逮捕了巴博，武裝衝突終告結束。
審判開始前，數以百計的示威者聚集在國際刑事法院外面，以示對巴博的支援。
國際刑事法院也向被控犯有反人類罪的巴博的妻子席蒙發出逮捕令，但她已於去年被一個象牙海岸法庭判處20年監禁。
