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00:17 In anticipation of the arrival of former President Ivory Laurent Gbagbo in his country, 6 of
00:22 his relatives, including his sister Cadet and his spokesperson, in exile in Ghana for 10
00:26 years, have recently returned to the herd.
00:28 Important personalities close to former President Laurent Gbagbo have entered Ivory Coast
00:34 since last Friday.
00:35 All these men and women spent 10 years in exile in Ghana.
00:39 Among these people was Laurent Koudou Gbagbo's spokesperson, Justin Conné-Catinan, and
00:44 his sister Jeannette Koudou.
00:45 Everything indicates that a national reconciliation dynamic is underway in a country that has gone
00:50 a long way.
00:51 A country that has not only seen thousands of deaths during post-electoral violence
00:55 from November 2010 to 2011, but also previous murderous violence, during and after the
01:00 elections of October 30, 2020, in particular after the controversial third mandate of President
01:05 Ivory Alassane Ouattara chose to run for.
01:07 A hundred political prisoners have been released.
01:11 Recently, a hundred people were released in Ivory Coast, accused of violating the
01:17 2020 presidential election.
01:18 This is the case of Pulcheri Balé of Alternative Citizens of the East.
01:22 Pulcheri Balé was released on Wednesday night, April 28.
01:26 She spent eight months at the detention and correctional center of Abidjan, Makkah, to
01:31 have provoked riots, encouraged a riot, disturbed public order, violence and aggression.
01:36 She is frustrated but does not give up.
01:39 Although frustrated with being the victim of an abusive dismissal, she says it was a time
01:44 of training, a time of reflection.
01:46 I come back stronger, more determined.
01:49 And I really thank the Ivorian people for their support, she said to the journalists.
01:55 These releases, which precede the return to the country of the loved ones of Laurent
02:00 Gbagbo, seem to reflect the will of the Ivorian government, led by Prime Minister
02:05 Patrick Hachy, to pursue the process of national reconciliation with substantial measures.
02:10 The opposition is asking for the release of other political prisoners and soldiers detained
02:15 since the post-electoral crisis of 2010 to 2011.
02:18 The opposition is also eagerly awaiting the return of Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blégoudet.
02:23 At the end of the Council of Ministers that brought together the new Ivorian government,
02:28 President Alassane Ouattara confirmed that Laurent Gbagbo could soon return to the Ivory
02:32 Coast.
02:33 Refining the conditions for the return of Gbagbo.
02:36 Alassane Ouéréatara was clear on Wednesday, April 7, 2021.
02:40 Laurent Gbagbo and Charles Blégoudet can return to the Ivory Coast at any time.
02:44 "The travel costs of Mr. Laurent Gbagbo and his family members are at the disposal of
02:49 the state of the Ivory Coast," he continued.
02:51 Before adding that "measures will also be taken so that, in accordance with the
02:56 text in the Championship, Mr. Laurent Gbagbo benefits from the advantages and compensation
03:00 due to the former President of the Republic of the Ivory Coast.
03:03 Laurent Gbagbo was able to receive two passports in December 2020, a diplomatic and a normal.
03:09 Negotiations continue to refine the practical modalities and the date of Laurent Gbagbo's
03:14 return to his country.
03:15 A discussion between those responsible for his party, the Ivorian People's Front, FPI,
03:21 and the authorities continues to organize his return in a concrete way.
03:24 In particular, the security aspect of his welcome and his travels once arrived in the
03:29 country.
03:30 The appeal court of the International Criminal Court has confirmed the departure of Laurent
03:35 Gbagbo, who has been living in Belgium for two years.
03:37 The appeal court of the International Criminal Court should pass on to the Ivorian authorities
03:42 the documents proving his acquittal.
03:43 Reconciliation and gathering of Ivorians.
03:47 For Frank Anderson Kwasi, spokesperson of the Ivorian People's Front, the objective
03:52 is to successfully organize the return of President Laurent Gbagbo in terms of security, of
03:56 course with competent Ivorian authorities.
03:58 But also, channel people.
04:01 President Laurent Gbagbo is expected by all Ivorians for the role he intends to play
04:06 in national reconciliation and unification of Ivorians.
04:10 In this context, a number of measures must be taken to contain this world, both at the
04:15 level of Abidjan and at the level of those who will come from the interior.
04:18 The new expression.
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