Saturday, May 14, 2011

Ivory Coast president: 'no one is above the law' (AP)



Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade sits beside a national flag as he participates in a joint press conference with Ivorian counterpart Alassane Ouattara, unseen, in Dakar, Senegal Friday, May 13, 2011. Speaking Friday during his first state visit to Senegal, Ivory Coast's president says he is investigating war crimes that happened this year Ñ including those blamed on fighters loyal to him Ñ and that no one is above the law.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)AP - Ivory Coast's president on Friday said no one is above the law and vowed to investigate all war crimes committed in the five months following last year's election — including massacres blamed on fighters loyal to him.




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