Bensouda banks on contentious testimonies in Ruto, Sang ICC trial

International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda addresses journalists at the Serena Hotel on the 22nd of October,2012 on her mission in Kenya. [PHOTO:EVANS HABIL]

The prosecution yesterday put up a strong case to have controversial witness statements admitted as evidence in the trial of Deputy President William Ruto and journalist Joshua Sang at the International Criminal Court (ICC).

The Office of the Prosecution (OTP) asked the trial chamber to disregard a private agreement by members of the Rome Statute that a new rule of evidence allowing the admission of such statements would not apply in the ongoing cases.