“They looked at his identity card and shot him dead” Six months of post-electoral violence in Côte d’Ivoire 27 The police parked for a while but did not get out to ask what was happening even though the body was lying in the street." Numerous reports indicate that Young Patriot militias were supervized by security forces loyal to Laurent Gbagbo and some operations were coordinated jointly. A witness told Amnesty International: "On 15 March, the Port Bouët neighbourhood was closed off by the Young Patriots, the Republican Guard and the BAE. No one was able to leave because of the shooting. Some militia men were recognized because they had patrolled the neighbourhood. They were supervized by people in military fatigues carrying arms. As they ran, they sang 'The rebels killed our parents, now it is our turn to kill them." This witness indicated that on the same day "the militias burned down dozens of houses. Fouceny Coulibaly [aged 43] came out to put out the fire that was spreading in the house of his older brother. It was at that moment that he was killed. He was hit in the right side of his chest by a bullet fired by a militia member. His body was taken to the Treicheville mortuary." Amnesty International learnt of one case where a man was stopped by members of a militia at a roadblock and handed over to the security forces who then killed him. Abou Ouattara, a carpenter known to everyone in the neighbourhood of the Yopougon market as the "Guinean", was arrested by Young Patriots at an identity check at a roadblock. They handed him over to members of the CECOS telling them that he was an enemy. An eyewitness told Amnesty International that this man "was executed immediately afterwards". Militia members also raped women accused of supporting Alassane Ouattara. In some cases, the rapes occurred in the presence or involvement of security forces loyal to Gbagbo. One of the victims told Amnesty International: "On 16 December [2010], towards 7pm, I was coming back from the market wearing an ADO T-Shirt. I was with some other people. About ten civilians were standing at a roadblock. We were frightened and ran away. I was unable to run quickly because I was carrying my baby on my back. They caught me and another young girl. They immediately pulled off the cloth that was holding my baby. The baby fell to the ground and started screaming. Despite that, they left it on the ground and dragged me to the side of a table. They held me by the hands. One of them pushed my legs apart and another one raped me, then another one also raped me. After raping me, they slapped me and told me that if I wanted to make a complaint, I should call ADO. He finally let me go and I took my baby in my arms. They also raped the other girl who they had caught and who was also wearing an ADO T shirt. I have not yet told my husband but plan to do so soon. I have not had a test and I have not dared to see a doctor." 3.3 HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES COMMITTED BY THE INVISIBLE COMMANDO, AN ANTIGBAGBO ARMED GROUP As indicated above, an armed group calling itself the Invisible Commando took control of the district of Abobo at the beginning of 2011. The links between the Invisible Commando and other forces hostile to Laurent Gbagbo have been the subject of debate. Laurent Gbagbo's Index: AFR 31/002/2011 Amnesty International May 2011