Politics
05:40
Monday November 26, 2018 – International Criminal
Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, is now accusing the Kenyan
Government of refusing to cooperate with The Hague based court.
Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, is now accusing the Kenyan
Government of refusing to cooperate with The Hague based court.
Last month, Bensouda wrote to Kenyan authorities requesting for
extradition of journalist Walter Barasa and lawyers, Paul Gicheru and Phillip
Kipkoech Bett (alias Kipseng’erya) for interfering with witnesses in the cases
facing President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy, William Ruto.
extradition of journalist Walter Barasa and lawyers, Paul Gicheru and Phillip
Kipkoech Bett (alias Kipseng’erya) for interfering with witnesses in the cases
facing President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy, William Ruto.
The three individuals are also accused of approaching and corrupting
Prosecution witnesses through bribes and other inducements in exchange for
their withdrawal as witnesses and/or recantation of their prior statements to
the Prosecution.
Prosecution witnesses through bribes and other inducements in exchange for
their withdrawal as witnesses and/or recantation of their prior statements to
the Prosecution.
Bensouda wants the Kenyan Government to take the three to The Hague where
they will be charged with crimes of interfering with witnesses.
they will be charged with crimes of interfering with witnesses.
But according to a senior Government official, Kenya is not ready to
cooperate with Bensouda because Uhuru and Ruto have warned them against
cooperating with ICC.
cooperate with Bensouda because Uhuru and Ruto have warned them against
cooperating with ICC.
In 2016 when his case was dropped, Uhuru said no Kenyan will be taken to
ICC again.
ICC again.
Uhuru and Ruto were indicted by ICC over 2007 -08 post election violence
where over 1,000 people died and over half a million were displaced.
where over 1,000 people died and over half a million were displaced.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
