ICC to decide fate of Ivorian ex-Youth Minister Charles Ble Goude 

International Criminal Court Judges have begun hearings to decide whether Cote d'Ivoire's former President, Laurent Gbagbo's right-hand man, Charles Ble Goude, should face trial for allegedly orchestrating deadly post-election violence in 2010 -11.

The leader of a movement known as the Young Patriots, a fanatic group of Gbagbo supporters, is facing four counts of crimes against humanity, for his role in the bitter Presidential standoff, which the UN says he left at least three thousand people dead.

Ble Goude, 42, made an initial appearance at the International Criminal Court in March, proclaiming himself innocent of charges including rape, murder and persecution.

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