DP Ruto, Sang head for make-or-break ICC session
- 5 years ago
Deputy President William Ruto and journalist Joshua arap Sang departed Nairobi Monday morning for The Hague to begin the process of convincing the International Criminal Court (ICC) to terminate charges against them.
The two through their legal defence teams have in a 95-page document argued that they are wrongly accused of committing crimes of murder, forcible transfer of populations and persecution in the Rift Valley during the 2007-8 Post Election Violence in Kenya.
They have claimed that prosecution witnesses were coached on how to fix Ruto and Sang and promised better lives abroad if they gave evidence to demonstrate their criminal responsibility.
ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda on the other hand has maintained that the two have a case to answer for the atrocities committed in the Rift Valley.
She has alleged that Ruto financed activities of a network that was in charge of recruiting, organising and carrying out attacks in the Rift Valley. Sang is alleged to have used his radio show at Kass FM to incite Kalenjins to attack Kikuyus and also broadcast activities of the network.
The two through their legal defence teams have in a 95-page document argued that they are wrongly accused of committing crimes of murder, forcible transfer of populations and persecution in the Rift Valley during the 2007-8 Post Election Violence in Kenya.
They have claimed that prosecution witnesses were coached on how to fix Ruto and Sang and promised better lives abroad if they gave evidence to demonstrate their criminal responsibility.
ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda on the other hand has maintained that the two have a case to answer for the atrocities committed in the Rift Valley.
She has alleged that Ruto financed activities of a network that was in charge of recruiting, organising and carrying out attacks in the Rift Valley. Sang is alleged to have used his radio show at Kass FM to incite Kalenjins to attack Kikuyus and also broadcast activities of the network.