BENSOUDA summons UHURU and RUTO to the ICC on Valentines day

Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto

International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has summoned Deputy Prime Minister and Eldoret North MP William Ruto for a mention of their cases at The Hague February 14.

Lawyers representing the two will now be travelling to The Hague on February 14 for a Status Conference.

But Uhuru and Ruto, who are Jubilee Presidential candidate and running mate ,may skip the sessions as they are not required to be present when the cases go for the status conference before ICC’s Trial Chamber V.

Status conferences are provided for under Article 64(3) of the Rome Statute for the court and the parties to set a trial date, confer on the necessary procedure for fair and expedious trial, determine the language to be used in the proceedings and agree on time table and scope for disclosure of documents and information for adequate preparation for the case.

Uhuru and Ruto’s cases are set to start on April 10 and 11, a time when the country could be going for a presidential run-off if there will be any.

Source: The Kenyan DAILY POST

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