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Email Print Related News Ivory Coast Gbabgo not allowed access to lawyers: family 1:56pm EDT Analysis & Opinion With bin Laden dead, why doesn’t the U.S. leave Afghanistan? The China files, Part 3: Crony capitalism Related Topics World Home » Ivory Coast » Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara speaks during a ceremony to commemorate those who had died during his power struggle with former leader Laurent Gbagbo at the presidential palace in Abidjan May 12, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Thierry Gouegnon By David Lewis DAKAR | Fri May 13, 2011 1:56pm EDT By David Lewis DAKAR (Reuters) - Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said no exceptions would be made in punishing those responsible for rights abuses, a pledge that will lead to close scrutiny of his forces' actions during its recent war. Ouattara, speaking Friday in Senegal on his first visit abroad since taking over from ex-President Laurent Gbagbo, also said he had no information on reports Charles Ble Goude, an influential pro-Gbagbo youth leader, had been killed during the crisis. The top cocoa grower's four-month post-election wrangle, which started when Gbagbo refused to cede power despite losing a November 28 election, crippled the economy and has left Ouattara the daunting task of rebuilding the deeply divided nation. Gbagbo, his wife and some 200 others in his close circle have been arrested, or are under house arrest as investigations are carried out, but rights groups say pro-Ouattara forces must also be held accountable for any crimes committed during the crisis that is believed to have killed some 3,000. "My desire is to ensure that there is no impunity in Ivory Coast. No one is above the law. All those who committed crimes will be punished and the law is there to work out the penalties," Ouattara told reporters in Dakar. "Ivory Coast wants the rule of law. We want to be exemplary. There will not be any exceptions," he added. Most of the accusations of abuse have been leveled at pro-Gbagbo forces who were used to crush any attempts in Abidjan to protest. The U.N. said Gbagbo's forces shelled civilians with heavy weapons while Ouattara's government has said pro-Gbagbo militia killed 120 people as they fled Abidjan last week. But pro-Ouattara supporters have been accused of killing as many as 1,000 civilians in the west of the country as they pushed south. Any trials are likely to test Ouattara's efforts to foster reconciliation across the country, 46 percent of which voted for Gbagbo, and strain his military support if members of the armed forces that secured his victory are hauled into court. When asked Friday about reports on the Internet that Ble Goude, head of the influential pro-Gbagbo "Young Patriots," had been killed, Ouattara said: "I have not been informed." Ble Goude, who is accused of inciting violence against civilians, foreigners and U.N. peacekeepers, has not been seen since Gbagbo's capture and Ouattara's government last month retracted a statement that he had been arrested within hours of making it. Gbagbo's camp has said the youth leader had been arrested by U.N. forces, handed to rebel forces and tortured. Ouattara also said an investigation was under way into the death of Ibrahim Coulibaly, a former rebel who led the initial attacks on Gbagbo's forces in Abidjan but was killed amid a long-standing rivalry with Guillaume Soro, another former rebel now serving as Ouattara's prime minister. Ouattara said he had given the orders for Coulibaly, like Gbagbo, to be taken alive. "Sadly for Ibrahim Coulibaly, things turned out differently. An autopsy has been carried out and, of course, there will be an investigation into the circumstances of his death," he added. Cocoa exports have resumed and banks closed for weeks by the crisis have re-opened, allowing Ivorians to start rebuilding their lives, but analysts say the country's economy, which will contract this year, will not recover until sometime next year. (Editing by Matthew Jones) World Home Ivory Coast Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language, all capital letters or appear to be spam, and we review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. 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