Laurent Gbagbo, the former president of Ivory Coast, appeared in public for the first time on Monday, as he faced courtroom cameras and a panel of international judges in The Hague.
Mr. Gbagbo, who pushed his country into civil war after refusing to accept his defeat in a election last year, was brought to the International Criminal Court six days ago to face charges of crimes against humanity.
More than 3,000 people died, Human Rights Watch has said, as a result of Mr. Gbagbo’s efforts to stay in power, many killed by the former president’s security forces.
