THE HAGUE - Former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo has been declared "physically and mentally able" to stand trial for crimes against humanity trial next year, the International Criminal Court said Friday.
Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo attends a 2013 hearing on charges of crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court in The Hague
Three ICC-appointed experts "underlined a vast improvement in Mr Gbagbo's state of health and observes that he no longer suffers from clinical post-traumatic stress syndrome or hospitalisation syndrome," the Hague-based court said in a statement.