A former minister who has been jailed for the past seven months for publicly supporting ex-president Laurent Gbagbo, has been granted parole, court and party officials said Thursday.
Sebastien Dano Djedje, he "is at home, he is on conditional release," a judicial source close to the case said.
Frank Anderson Kouassi of the Gbagbo-founded Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) party, confirmed the report.
"He has indeed been home since this afternoon," said Kouassi.
Djedje was detained in May 2015 after participating in a meeting of FPI "rebels" who unilaterally declared Gbagbo the leader of the party, although the former president now awaits trial in The Hague on charges of crimes against humanity.
Djedje was charged with "discrediting a decision of the judiciary, violence and assaults against law enforcement officers, rebellion and disturbing public order".
Gbagbo is alleged to have fomented a campaign of violence in 2010-2011, in a vain attempt to stay in power after being defeated in his bid for reelection.
Months of violence in the West African nation after the 2010 elections led to a bloody standoff in which some 3,000 people were killed.
Gbagbo was transferred to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for trial in November 2011 -- the first former head of state to be handed over to The Hague-based tribunal, and his trial is due to begin in 2016.