The commission is not the first effort to investigate violence in the country. Last month, the Ivory Coast granted permission [JURIST report] to the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official website] to proceed with an investigation into the violence. An official for the UN's International Commission of Inquiry also called for an investigation [JURIST report] into Ouattara and his forces' continuing attacks against Gbagbo supporters last month. Earlier in June, the Ivory Coast issued international arrest warrants [JURIST report] for Gbagbo aides. The prosecutor's office in the capital Abidjan issued the warrants [Reuters report], most notably for Charles Ble Goude, the leader of Gbagbo's youth militia, accusing him of inciting ethnic violence and attacks against UN workers. Other members of Gbagbo's government also had warrants issued for them including the government spokesman Ahoua Don Mello, industry minister Phillipe Attey, and the ambassador to Israel Raymond Koudou Kessie. Twenty-one others already in detention were charged for violence and inciting tribalism and xenophobia. Gbagbo was captured and forced from office [JURIST report] after refusing to leave despite losing last November's election to Ouattara, which resulted in months of fighting between Ouattara's and Gbagbo's forces.