The long-awaited trial of former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo got underway

The long-awaited trial of former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo got underway Thursday at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague.

I am sorry to offend but most African leaders are hard core criminals and should face the international law and pay for their crime committed. Therefore Gbagbo is the escape goat here in my opinion. After pasting this on my facebook page, few of my followers said this:

"Good to notify that but what happened to Tony Blair, Bush Junior and so on? It seems like they didn't commit any crimes against humanity. ..Great..."

And onother wrote:

 "The day I'll take this kangaroo court serious will be the day they will charge the likes of Blair, Bush, Sarkozy and many other western leaders for the crimes they have committed. Other than that this court was meant to suppress the weak who try to oppose the strong."

What is your take on this issue please ? let me know...
 

 Gbagbo, 70, and his close ally and former militia leader, Charles Ble Goude, are charged with crimes against humanity including murder, rape, and persecution stemming from Ivory Coast’s post-election war in 2010.Gbagbo is the first former head of state to be tried at the ICC. Some 3,000 people were killed during the four month long conflict.Stephen Cockburn, Amnesty International’s deputy regional director for West and Central Africa, said the trial marks a milestone in the search for justice for the thousands of victims of the crimes allegedly committed during crisis.