article_snippet: (CNN)A court in Ivory Coast has sentenced former first lady Simone Gbagbo to 20 years in prison, the official AIP news agency said.
article_snippet: Simone Gbagbo was convicted Monday for Simone Gbagbo role in carrying out crimes against humanity following post-election violence in 2010 which left more than 3,000 people dead.
article_snippet: Simone Gbagbo husband, former president Laurent Gbagbo, is in the custody of the Hague-based International Criminal Court awaiting trial over similar charges.
article_snippet: similar charges stem from the aftermath of Simone Gbagbo's husband's election defeat in 2010.
article_snippet: In 2012, ICC ICC issued a warrant against Simone Gbagbo, alleging that as a member of the president's inner circle, the president wife was an "indirect co-perpetrator.
article_snippet: Simone Gbagbo attended meetings where plans were discussed and carried out to persecute Alassane Ouattara supporters, according to a warrant against her.
article_snippet: Gbagbo's husband surrendered to ICC in December of that year, and is currently awaiting trial at The Hague on crimes against humanity for the civil unrest and deaths.