Laurent Gbagbo in ICC custody

The former president of Ivory Coast, Laurent Gbagbo, has been taken to the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague. Gbagbo had been under house arrest in Korhogo in the north of Ivory Coast since April when he was ousted in a brief but intense civil war that erupted after Gbagbo lost an internationally-certified presidential election and then refused to step down. The ICC has been investigating alleged war crimes committed in unrest after last year's disputed elections. In May, the electoral victor and his successor in the presidency, Alassane Ouattara, began calling for Gbagbo’s prosecution. Gbagbo left northern Ivory Coast, after an arrest warrant was issued, and was flown to Rotterdam. From there, Gbagbo was transferred to detention in The Hague early on Wednesday, where he will be the first former head of state to be tried by the ICC since it was set up in 2002. Gbagbo’s transfer comes just two weeks before legislative elections. Listen