ICC rejects request to terminate President Uhuru Kenyatta’s case, asks Kenya to submit records

The International Criminal Court's building at The Hague, Netherlands. [PHOTO: FILE]

By STANDARD DIGITAL REPORTER

THE HAGUE: Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have rejected a request to terminate the case against President Uhuru Kenyatta. The Judges have instead postponed the start date to October 7 2014.

A communication from the court says: “The purpose of the adjournment is to provide the Government of Kenya with a further, time-limited opportunity to provide certain records, which the Prosecution had previously requested on the basis that the records are relevant to a central allegation to the case.”

The judges also rejected a request by the Prosecution to suspend the proceedings indefinitely, pending compliance by the Kenyan Government with its cooperation obligations.

The judges handling Uhuru’s case have also directed Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda to submit, within two weeks, to the Kenyan authorities a revised request to produce financial and other records relating to the President’s case.

“The Chamber also directed the Prosecution and the Kenyan Government to engage in cooperation and consultations without delay in relation to the revised request.” Reads the statement.

 A status conference is scheduled on 9 July 2014 in order for the Prosecution and the Kenyan Government to provide an update to the judges on the status of the execution of this request.