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| President Uhuru Kenyatta addressing the AU summit earlier this month. (Photo:PPS) |
By Standard Digital Reporter
Kenya: Trial Chamber V(b) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has set November 12 this year as the new date for the commencement of the trial of President Uhuru Kenyatta.
On 26 April 2013, the Trial Chamber determined that the Defence should be granted additional time to prepare for trial due to the delays by the Prosecution in disclosing its evidence.
The Trial Chamber invited the Defence to submit observations as to the estimated time it needed to adequately prepare for trial.
After receiving these observations, and responses from the Prosecution and the Legal Representative of Victims, the Judges decided to formally vacate the 9 July 2013 date scheduled for the trial’s opening.
The new date was set taking into account the Defence’s need for adequate time to prepare its case as well as scheduling and logistical considerations.
Kenyatta is charged, as an indirect co-perpetrator, with five counts of crimes against humanity consisting of murder, deportation or forcible transfer, rape, persecution and other inhumane acts allegedly committed during the post-election violence in Kenya in 2007-2008.
