No war crimes Simone Gbagbo

abidjan - Simone Gbagbo, the former first lady of Ivory Coast, was acquitted of war crimes and crimes against humanity during the civil war in 2011, approximately 3,000 people living cost. The judge found no evidence the indictment. This was announced by state television Tuesday.

Her husband, former President Laurent Gbagbo, is the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague on trial for the same charges. The West African country at the time Simone Gbagbo decided not to surrender but to try it at home. In March 2015 she was sentenced to twenty years in prison for crimes against the state. Last month, it was confirmed that penalty appeal.