The Prosecution and the lawyer for victims in the second Kenya case before the International Criminal Court (ICC) have said that they have no objection to judges postponing setting a trial date, a delay which defence lawyers have requested for. The defense teams for Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta and former Head of Public ... Continue reading
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International Criminal Court (ICC) trial judges have called lawyers involved in the cases of four prominent Kenyans charged with crimes against humanity for meetings next month to begin preliminary work on their trials, ending months of speculation about when the trial process would start. Trial Chamber V has called the legal teams for meetings at ... Continue reading
March 14, 2012
Judges decline to grant Kenyan accused leave to appeal
Four prominent Kenyans are one step closer to going to trial before the International Criminal Court (ICC) after judges refused to allow them to appeal a January decision that they should be tried for crimes against humanity. The Pre-Trial Chamber’s majority decision followed an earlier one by the Appeals Chamber not to grant a request to ... Continue reading
At his first press conference after International Criminal Court (ICC) judges confirmed charges against four of six prominent Kenyans for alleged crimes committed in Kenya during the post election violence of 2007 and 2008, ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo has described reactions of the suspects, government, and people of Kenya to the confirmation decision as remarkable. ... Continue reading
January 23, 2012
ICC confirms charges against four out of six Kenyan suspects
A pre-trial chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has said that four prominent Kenyan suspects should be charged with crimes against humanity and face trial, supporting charges against two potential presidential candidates, the country’s top civil servant, and a radio journalist over their alleged role in post-election violence in 2007 and 2008. The court’s ... Continue reading
October 11, 2011
Q&A with Victims’ Lawyer Sureta Chana: We can’t even talk about the long term because victims are in the same place as just after the violence
Sureta Chana, 58, has been a lawyer for 38 years practising in Kenya, at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), and at present is the lawyer for victims in the first Kenya case at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Born in Kenya, she is a graduate of the University of Nairobi and ... Continue reading
October 10, 2011
Q&A with Victim’s Lawyer Sureta Chana: ICC Judges should announce decisions on the two Kenya cases together
Sureta Chana, 58, has been a lawyer for 38 years practising in Kenya, at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, and at present is the lawyer for victims in the first Kenya case at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Born in Kenya, she is a graduate of the University of Nairobi and George ... Continue reading
October 7, 2011
Q&A with Victims’ Lawyer Sureta Chana: Kenyan victims want an apology for what happened to them
Sureta Chana, 58, has been a lawyer for 38 years practicing in Kenya, at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, and at present is the lawyer for victims in the first Kenya case at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Born in Kenya, she is a graduate of the University of Nairobi and George ... Continue reading
October 5, 2011
ICC judges ask Kenyans not to harm witnesses, victims
Today, International Criminal Court (ICC) judges spoke directly to the Kenyan people, demanding they do not harm witnesses or victims in the two Kenya cases before them. The Pre-Trial Chamber II judges additionally assured Kenyans that they will reach independent and impartial decisions on the two Kenya cases. Presiding Judge Ekaterina Trendafilova made the statement on ... Continue reading
A top detective vehemently denied that Kenya’s police participated in the violence that erupted after the disputed December 2007 presidential poll during his testimony before the International Criminal Court (ICC) today. Mohamed Ibrahim Amin, who was the top detective in the Rift Valley during the post-election violence, told the court on Tuesday the violence that erupted in ... Continue reading