( CNN ) -- Ivory Coast says it will not transfer former first lady Simone Gbagbo to the International Criminal Court , and plans to try her in a domestic court instead . Gbagbo is accused of crimes against humanity following postelection violence in 2010 . Her husband , former president Laurent Gbagbo , is in the custody of the Hague-based court awaiting trial over similar charges . Government officials said they plan to file a motion to dismiss an arrest warrant against her . `` The councils ' decision is to judge Mrs. Gbagbo in Ivory Coast , by the Ivorian courts which have now been restored and even to guarantee her a fair trial with the rights to a defense , '' the government said in a statement Friday . Officials said they will inform the international court of the decision . Alleged crimes against humanity . The former first lady is accused of crimes against humanity in the aftermath of her husband 's election defeat in 2010 . Laurent Gbagbo , then the incumbent president , refused to step down after Alassane Ouattara was declared the winner of the election . The standoff sparked months of violence between supporters of the two sides , leaving thousands dead . The ICC warrant issued last year alleges that as a member of the president 's inner circle , his wife was an `` indirect co-perpetrator . '' She attended meetings where plans were discussed and carried out to persecute Ouattara supporters , according to the warrant . Her husband surrendered to the ICC in December of that year , and is currently awaiting trial at The Hague on crimes against humanity for the civil unrest and deaths . Both have denied the charges . Backlash against the ICC . African governments have accused the Hague-based court of unfairly targeting the continent . The African Union plans to hold a meeting next month to discuss withdrawal of member nations from the ICC to protest what it describes as `` hunting '' of leaders from the continent . Its planned meeting comes as Kenyan deputy president , William Ruto , is undergoing trial at the court on charges related to postelection violence in 2007 . Kenya 's parliament voted to leave the ICC this month , days before the deputy president 's trial started . So far , all cases before the ICC are against Africans in eight countries . They include Sudan , Uganda , Kenya , Libya , Ivory Coast and Mali . Some of the cases such as Ivory Coast were supported by their respective governments .
Ivory Coast officials had arrest warrant against Simone Gbagbo dismissed . She is accused of crimes against humanity in 2010 post - election protests . Her husband , vice - president Laurent Gbagbo , is in the custody of the ICC . They have denied the charges .