The international community tries control measure Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo Monday, with the United Nations, announcement extend a travel ban for Mr. Gbagbo, whose refusing to concede defeat has plunged the African nation in new violence its peacekeeping mission there and the United States.
US Deputy Assistant Secretary for African Affairs William Fitzgerald told the Wall Street Journal on Monday that the United States a travel ban for Mr. Gbagbo members of his family and important members of his Government will impose. Mr. Fitzgerald said the United States is considering financial sanctions against Mr. Gbagbo and his allies.
Associated press supporters of President Laurent Gbagbo on a youth rally.The UN Security Council voted separately, Monday, Mr. Gbagbo, condemning has to ruled since 2000 for sticking makes and defied his order to expel UN peacekeeping troops from his country. The Security Council unanimously to the provision of the United Nations's to extend 9,000 troops for another six months such as violence continue in Côte d'Ivoire mount.
All have the United States, the United Nations, the African Union and the European Union Mr. Gbagbo realized's Challenger, Alassane Ouattara as winner of the country Nov. 28 Second round presidential elections. Violence erupted Thursday as a supporter of Mr Ouattara with security forces which clashed loyal to Mr. Gbagbo. Fears are mounting a return to the civil war fought between North and South in 2002 and 2003.
Saturday attacked hours after six Ivorian soldiers UN troops leave an Ivorian soldier dead, Mr. Gbagbo declared that UN peacekeepers leaving Ivory Coast because his opponent as the winner had certified the United Nations.
Emile Guiriéoulou, Minister of the Interior of the country, the Government Gbagbo said UN troops work wouldn't stay. "If you have no official partner in the Government in the army - no partners - are you here what?" If you have other than the legal authorities of the country, are part of the rebellion. "
The European Union said Monday it impose, would be a fortune freeze and a visa ban on Mr. Gbagbo, his wife and 17 others. The UN Security Council said on Monday, also targeted sanctions against individuals would hold.
Mr. Fitzgerald said the U.S. travel ban and visa sanctions on Mr. Gbagbo and important members of his Government would be imposed from Tuesday.
Mr. Fitzgerald said "He very well may be trying to ignore us and are hoping we forget and leave or focus on another issue," in an interview. "I can only remember, this is a unanimous international community." "We don't go the way and we are not going to forget to do this."
Mr Guiriéoulou, who said Interior Minister, Mr. Gbagbo by a travel ban was unfazed. "If he takes his vacation - he is going to Korhogo, he went to San Pedro, he didn't go to Europe." The fact that you say that he can travel, it is not no penalty because we do not intend to travel. "We are also happy to be in our own country."
Mr. Fitzgerald confirmed that two Mr. of Gbagbo's are children in the United States, but he said he didn't know if they were people. If you are a naturalized citizen, the travel ban to you, he said.
Navi Pillay, UN High Commissioner for human rights, said that at least 50 people were killed and wounded since violence 200 Thursday broke. She also said, had, received they report that hundreds of people from their homes by men in uniform, abducted have been you could not identify whom.
Mr. Fitzgerald said "we are very concerned about the rumors of Menschenrechtsverletzungen-disappear from journalists and others, and we work with the United Nations, all those to confirm". "We have heard even our sources in Côte d'Ivoire, which discovered today may have been a mass grave in Abidjan." "Examines the United Nations."
Mr Guiriéoulou speak dismissed from a mass grave. "Talk a mass grave 60-make but provided no one saw a mass grave there." No one saw bodies are. It is is, "he said." «All get some sympathy. "»»"It is macabre.
Write toJoe Lauria in newseditor@wsj.com
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