ICC judges delay decision on charges against former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo
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International Criminal Court judges have delayed a decision on whether to put former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo on trial for alleged involvement in deadly post-election violence and told prosecutors to beef up their case.
The ruling is another blow to prosecutors at the court, who in recent months have seen a Congolese suspect acquitted and had to drop charges against a senior Kenyan official due to lack of evidence.
Judges criticized evidence presented by prosecutors at a hearing earlier this year to establish whether their case was strong enough to merit putting Gbagbo on trial.
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Monday's written decision criticized prosecutors' extensive use of reports by media and non-government groups, saying such evidence "cannot in any way be presented as the fruits of a full and proper investigation."