Moïse Lida Kouassi, former Defense Minister under Laurent Gbagbo, released on judicial control
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Moïse Lida Kouassi, former Defense Minister under Laurent Gbagbo, was released on judicial control on Monday, July 6, 2026, after more than 10 months of detention. Kouassi had been arrested in August 2025 for his alleged involvement in acts of vandalism that occurred on the night of August 1, 2025, in Yopougon, west of Abidjan. During these incidents, a SOTRA bus was set on fire and a police vehicle was vandalized by a group of young people. Ambassador Koné Boubacar, another official from Laurent Gbagbo's party, was also arrested for the same events. Additionally, several individuals, some claiming affiliation with the African Peoples' Party – Côte d'Ivoire PPA-CI, were apprehended following the vandalism, which took place less than two months before the Ivorian presidential election in October 2025. Ibrahim Zigui, a young cyberactivist close to Laurent Gbagbo's party, was also granted provisional release on Monday, July 6, 2026, after more than 10 months of imprisonment.
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