JOHANNESBURG – leader of long standing of C?te d'Ivoire Laurent Gbagbo, who refused to yield power despite its defeat in the elections in November and a bloody with opposition forces battle, was seized of its compound in Abidjan Monday and placed in the custody of the United Nations peacekeeping forcesofficials said.
The capture came after former colonial power of C?te d'Ivoire, France, acting at the request of the United Nations, heavy unleashed helicopter of the day in the wake of the attacks in the bunker of the presidential residence where Gbagbo was trapped. French tanks closed in early Monday, but the arrest was made by the forces loyal to Gbagbo rival Alassane Ouattara, internationally recognised winner of the election.
Gbagbo, his wife, Simone, and son, Michel, have been taken at Hotel Golf, headquarters of the policy of Ouattara.
Director of the Africa of Human Rights Watch, Daniel Bekele, said that Gbagbo, who reigned in the country for a decade, credible had been involved in crimes against humanity and should be held responsible.
Gbagbo, a history professor educated at the Sorbonne, will stand trial, according to Youssoufou Bamba, Ambassador to C?te d'Ivoire of the United Nations in New York.
President Obama and other officials called Americans capture Gbagbo a victory for democracy and the people.
Spontaneous celebrations broke out in parts of C?te d'Ivoire, particularly in the strongholds of Ouattara as the city of the North of Bouaké.
But, in the neighbourhood high-end close to Gbagbo's residence, many were afraid of the pro-Gbagbo militants would take revenge on the population in General. Many residents in parts of Abidjan had been trapped for more than a week, with little or no access to food.
C?te d'Ivoire was thrown into crisis after the elections last November. The election was observed and certified by the United Nations, who said Ouattara, an economist trained in the U.S., winner with 64% of the vote, to 46 per cent of Gbagbo. Gbagbo however refused to relinquish power.
In the deadlock that followed, the two rivals had themselves sworn in office and each has appointed his own Government.
Talks, mediated by the African Union, dragged on for months with no resolution. Thousands of people have been killed in the fighting and about 1 million people have fled their homes, according to humanitarian organizations and the United Nations.
Two weeks ago, the Ouattara forces launched attacks across the country and rapidly advanced in Abidjan, capital business and the largest city, where they met fierce resistance from loyalist Gbagbo of the nation.
Veterans Gbagbo attacked civilians, diplomats, United Nations Blue Helmets and the mission of the United Nations and invaded the hotels and kidnapping people, the UN launched its initial military action to destroy armed armoured Gbagbo and heavy weapons.
At the time of capture, many senior military officers and the ranks and file Gbagbo soldiers had deserted or change of camp, leaving only the loyalists and militias to support.
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