A/HRC/22/66 35. Other major figures who are members of the FPI have also been arrested in recent months in countries of the subregion. These include Justin Koné Katinan, exiled former Minister of Budget and spokesperson for the FPI under Laurent Gbagbo, who was arrested on 24 August 2012 in Accra, Ghana following the issuance of an international arrest warrant by the Ivorian judicial authorities for economic crimes committed during the postelectoral crisis. After the extradition of Moïse Lida Kouassi, former Minister of Defence, who was arrested in Lomé, Togo in June 2012, Mr. Katinan is the second FPI figure to be arrested in exile abroad. 36. The media sector in particular symbolizes the political polarization of Côte d’Ivoire. The media landscape is divided into two radically opposed camps. One camp favours the ruling party while the other is close to the FPI of former President Gbagbo. This polarization of political life, which has been followed by a deteriorating security situation, has had a significant impact on freedom of expression and opinion. The National Press Council (CNP), which is the press regulatory body in Côte d’Ivoire, imposed a six-day suspension on daily newspaper Notre Voie by its decision No. 14 of 6 September 2012 following the publication of “photographs of figures from the former regime” of Laurent Gbagbo in violation of Presidential Order No. 2011-007 of 14 April 2011 annulling all regulatory acts introduced and individual decisions taken by the Government of Laurent Gbagbo since 4 December 2010. 37. The following week, the CNP further suspended six other daily newspapers with close links to former President Gbagbo for between one and two weeks for the same reasons. The measure was “lifted” one week later, after various figures intervened. 38. It was in this context that the Expert met with CNP officials, in order to obtain a clearer view of the situation of the press in Côte d’Ivoire. According to the CNP, press analyses were often distorted and newspapers made numerous assertions but demonstrated little. They also published statements, accusations and unsubstantiated denunciations. Some newspapers made statements and did not let readers verify the information for themselves, providing them with elements that would help them to formulate an opinion. C. Intercommunity violence 39. On the morning of 20 July 2012, the camp for displaced persons at Nahibly in Duékoué, where more than 5,000 people were registered, was attacked by a thousandstrong mob that arrived at the camp in waves of hundreds of individuals armed with clubs, machetes and sticks. Once it had formed, the mob converged on the camp and attacked the displaced persons living there, burning and destroying more than 80 per cent of the camp. 40. More than 8 people died as a result of this attack and some 60 were injured, including 1 woman. Six bodies were found at the camp and two others were found approximately 1 kilometre from the camp. According to the medical report issued by the hospital at Duékoué, three of the victims were killed by gunshot wounds and the others died of severe burns. Cases of enforced disappearance were also reported. Survivors fled emptyhanded from the looting and destruction perpetrated during the attack. The market opposite the Catholic mission in Duékoué and the parish annex for displaced persons were also set alight by the mob. Nevertheless, many displaced persons were able to return to their villages of origin, where the Expert was able to interview some of those who had fled the camp at Nahibly. 41. It should be noted that Nahibly camp housed a large majority of indigenous Guéré, who generally support the FPI of former President Gbagbo and who were afraid of returning to their homes after the post-electoral crisis from which many Ivorians now in exile in Liberia or Ghana originated. According to the mob that destroyed Nahibly, the mob 10 GE.13-10074

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