IVORY Coast’s ousted army ruler Robert Guei could face charges linked to the killing of dozens of protesters after he tried to rig a presidential poll, the country’s defence minister said this week. Moise Lida Kouassi told reporters a meeting between Guei and President Laurent Gbagbo last week did not imply that Guei would not be prosecuted. Guei went into hiding on October 25, when mass protests forced him to flee Abidjan after he tried to claim victory in a presidential election won by Gbagbo. Before he fled, his guards opened fire on protesters, killing dozens of them. – Reuters