Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo (C rear, sitting) attends a confirmation of charges hearing in his pre-trial at the International Criminal Court in The Hague February 19, 2013. REUTERS/ Michael Kooren
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Judges at the International Criminal Court on Monday gave prosecutors until November to rescue their case against former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo, saying the evidence submitted so far was not strong enough to merit a trial.
Prosecutors now have until November 15 to carry out further investigations in a case that is testing the ICC's credibility after a string of collapsed prosecutions and criticisms from African leaders who accuse the court of targeting Africans.
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