article_snippet: A key issue in her trial was whether her played a part in directing the death squads that ran amok in the weeks after the disputed vote.
article_snippet: Nearly 3,000 people were killed in months of post-election violence, which was halted by the intervention of international forces acting under a UN mandate and led by former colonial power France.
article_snippet: (left) backers are equally accused of atrocities in violence that killed thousands.
highlights_snippet: Court told Court played a part in directing death squads after disputed vote .
  