Ivory Coast: Laurent Gbagbo's party contests the conviction of its officials

Ivory Coast: Laurent Gbagbo's party contests the conviction of its officials

The Ivorian justice system sentenced Damana Adia, also known as Pickass, and Koua Justin, two officials from the PPA-CI, to ten years in prison without bail for public disorder and incitement to insurrection related to the pre-election violence of 2020.

Ivorian justice sentenced Justin Koua and Damana Adia Pikass, Deputy Secretary-General and Second Vice-President of the Political and Strategic Council of the Parti des peuples Afriques-Côte d'Ivoire (PPA-CI), the political formation of Laurent Gbagbo, on Wednesday, 12 February. Both of them expressed their intention to appeal their conviction and came out free of charge from the Abidjan Court of First Instance.

Damana Pikass, second vice-president of the Strategic and Political Council of the PCA-CI, opposition party founded by Laurent Gbagbo, was sentenced this Wednesday 12 February 2025 to ten years in prison, alongside his co-accused Ikpo Lagui. However, no warrant of deposit was issued against them. Damana Pikass and Ikpo Lagui, deputy of MP PPA-CI of Yopougon, a popular commune in West Abidjan, were found guilty of violating the security of the st…

The Vice-President of the Strategic and Political Council of the PCA-CI was, among other things, found guilty of violating the security of the State. For the moment, no warrant of deposit has been issued. This decision was very much expected to be a few months before the presidential election.

Former Secretary General of the African People's Party Côte d'Ivoire (PPA-CI) Damana Adia alias Pikass, Justin Koua and his co-accused in the case of terrorism, against the security of the state were sentenced on 12 February 2025 in Abidjan, to 10 years in prison and 5 years of prohibition of law