Ivory Coast's former first lady Simone Gbagbo jailed

Ivory Coast's former first lady, Simone Gbagbo,
has been sentenced to 20 years in jail for her role
in the violence that followed the 2010 elections.
Gbagbo, 65, had been charged with undermining
state security.
Her husband, former Ivorian President Laurent
Gbagbo, is awaiting trial at the International
Criminal Court (ICC).
More than 3,000 people died in the violence that
followed the presidential poll after the ex-leader
refused to accept defeat to Alassane Ouattara.
She and her husband were arrested in 2011 after
troops stormed a bunker where the pair had taken
refuge in the main city, Abidjan.
And it was in the same city where Gbagbo - once
called the "Iron Lady" and known for her fiery
speeches - faced trial. She was also accused of
disturbing public order and organising armed
gangs.
'Ashamed of Ivorian justice'
She denied witness accounts that accused her of
personally distributing arms to the death squads
that operated in Abidjan during the five-month
conflict.

Tweet