The prosecutor asked the judges to authorize a probe . In the application , sources said 3,000 people were killed . Incumbent Laurent Gbagbo refused to cede power even though challenger Alassane Ouattara was recognized as the winner . Months of bloodshed followed a disputed November election . A judge on Friday ordered Yanukovych and his government to appear in court next week for questioning about their role in the violence that led to the ouster last month of Ukraine's pro-Moscow president.
The prosecutor asked the judges to authorize a probe . In the application , sources said 3,000 people were killed . Months of bloodshed followed a disputed November election . A judge on Friday ordered Yanukovych and his government to appear in court next week for questioning about their role in the violence that led to the ouster last month of Ukraine's pro-Moscow president.