Charles Blé Goudé was indicted on 21 December 2011 with four counts of crimes against humanity with regard to the situation in the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire. As the leader of the Congrès Panafricain des Jeunes et des Patriotes, the youth organization that supported Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo, Blé Goudé is alleged to have been "an indirect co-perpetrator" in Gbagbo's organized plan of systematic attacks against civilians in and around Abidjan, including in the vicinity of the Golf Hotel, during post-election violence that began on 28 November 2010. Fighters under the command of Gbagbo are alleged to have murdered, raped, persecuted, and inhumanly treated civilians who were perceived to be supporters of Alassane Ouattara, Gbagbo's opponent in the 2010 presidential election. Blé Goudé was arrested on 17 January 2013 in Ghana, and extradited to Côte d'Ivoire the next day. On 22 March 2014, the Ivorian government transferred Blé Goudé to the Court's custody. He arrived at the Court's detention center in The Hague on 23 March. The confirmation of charges hearing was held from 29 September to 2 October 2014, and on 11 December 2014, the Pre-Trial Chamber confirmed all the charges against Blé Goudé, thereby committing him to trial. On 11 March 2015, the Trial Chamber joined the cases against Blé Goudé and Laurent Gbagbo. The trial in the case began on 28 January 2016.