More troubles for Laurent Gbagbo as prosecutors vow to appeal acquittal of Ivory Coast's ex-president on war crimes

- The prosecution team has vowed to appeal the acquittal of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo

- This was followed by the decision of the International Criminal Court in Hague to declare the former president free of crime against humanity

- Gbagbo had been on trial since 2011 after being slammed with crimes against humanity involving death of 30,000 Ivorians during post 2010 election violence

Following the decision of International Criminal Court to acquit former Ivory Coast president and warlord Laurent Gbagbo of post-election violence, the prosecution team has vowed to appeal the judgement, SBS news reported.

Legit.ng gathers that Gbagbo, together with his right-hand man, Charles Ble Goud, were cleared of violence and crimes against humanity on Tuesday, January 15 by ICC judges.

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The court also ordered their release, but postponed it pending a fresh hearing on Wednesday where prosecutors would be able to lay out objections.

But in a reaction to the court verdict, disgruntled prosecution lawyers, in a document, filed an "urgent request" for appeal of the judgement.

The team said: "It has determined that it intends to appeal... following the acquittals."

It also objected to the release of the former president, citing claims that Gbagbo may flee if the appeal was a success and his trials continue.

Recall that Gbagbo has been standing trial since being accused of of killing over 3,000 people in Ivory coast after he vehemently refused to accept defeat after 2010 elections in the country.

He has been in detention since 2011 until his trial began at world apex court in 2016.

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Legit.ng had earlier reported that Laurent Gbagbo had been acquitted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague.

The former president had been charged with crimes against humanity in connection with violence following a disputed 2010 election that left 3,000 dead and 500,000 displaced.

He was captured in 2011 in a presidential palace bunker by UN and French-backed forces supporting his rival, Alassane Ouattara.

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