Ivory Coast's Gbagbo in Hague court over poll violence


THE HAGUE (Reuters) - Former Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo sat motionless as the International Criminal Court's prosecutor accused him on Tuesday of plunging his country into chaos in a bid to hold power after losing 2010 polls.

Gbagbo, 67, is the only ex-head of state to appear in the Court, whose credibility is at stake after a string of collapsed cases. The tribunal was holding a hearing to establish whether he will stand full trial for crimes against humanity for allegedly ordering his forces to commit mass murder and rape.

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