ICC judges reject request to keep ex-Ivorian leader Gbagbo in jail
Calling the prosecution case "exceptionally weak", judges said Gbagbo had given assurances he would return to the court if ordered to do so.
The decision paves the way for the speedy release of Gbagbo and co-defendant Charles Ble Goude from a detention facility in The Hague. (Reporting by Stephanie van den Berg; Writing by Anthony Deutsch; Editing by Catherine Evans)
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