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By Reuters | May 21st 2021
Several allies of Guillaume Soro, former Prime Minister and rebel leader in Ivory Coast, are led by the security forces as they arrive for a trial at the Palace of Justice in Abidjan, Ivory Coast May 19, 2021. [Reuters]
Guillaume Soro, a former prime minister and rebel leader in Ivory Coast, went on trial in absentia on Wednesday on charges he plotted a coup against President Alassane Ouattara.
The trial got off to a fiery start with Soro s defence insisting on more time to examine alleged evidence against Soro and the 19 others accused in the case.
As a result, the second day of the trial was postponed to May 26, said Diallo Souleymane, who is on his legal team.
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ABIDJAN, May 19 (Reuters) - Guillaume Soro, a former prime minister and rebel leader in Ivory Coast, went on trial in absentia on Wednesday on charges he plotted a coup against President Alassane Ouattara.
The trial got off to a fiery start with Soro s defence insisting on more time to examine alleged evidence against Soro and the 19 others accused in the case.
As a result, the second day of the trial was postponed to May 26, said Diallo Souleymane, who is on his legal team.
His lawyers have condemned the case as politically motivated and say there is no evidence Soro was guilty of conspiracy.