Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo and his wife Simone, detained since he was ousted from power in April, have been charged with "economic crimes, armed robbery, looting and embezzlement", the public prosecutor has said. Simplice Kouadio Koffi said Gbagbo was charged on Thursday and his wife on Tuesday. Both have been moved from house arrest in the north of the country to jail. Gbagbo's spokesman called the move "illegal". President Alassane Ouattara's government has been moving against many members of the former administration since prevailing in a civil war which followed disputed presidential elections.