Opposition candidates in Ivory Coast’s election face charges of terrorism and up to life in prison for denouncing the vote and creating a rival government after President Alassane Ouattara’s victory, a public prosecutor said on Friday.
When results showed Ouattara won with 94%, former president Henri Konan Bedie and ex-prime minister Pascal Affi N’Guessan said they did not recognize the vote and announced a transition government.
Twenty people were arrested outside Bedie’s house on November 3, when police in riot gear surrounded it.
“Several other people who took part in this operation and who managed to escape are being actively sought,” prosecutor Adou said.
Affi is one of those sought by police, Adou said.
Bedie remains under effective house arrest, as he is unable to leave.
Bedie and Affi were not immediately reachable for comment.
