Ivory Coast: a relative of Laurent Gbagbo risks a long prison sentence

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Damana Pickass is being prosecuted for his supposed role in the attack on a barracks in 2021, which was defined by the prosecutor as an attempt to “overthrow the regime in place.” His lawyers believe that he is being tried because he belongs to the party of former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo.

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In Côte d'Ivoire, Damana Adia Pickass, an executive of the party of ex-president Laurent Gbagbo, faces a 20-year prison sentence as part of the trial linked to the attack on 2? Abobo battalion. The facts date back to the nights of April 20 and 21, 2021, when a group of unidentified armed men attacked this military camp located north of Abidjan. Accused of being one of the main instigators of this attack, Damana Pickass, a member of the African P…