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End this circus and deliver justice to victims and suspects of Post election violence

I simply don’t get it! And it is easy for me to explain away my ignorance — I am a layman. Fact. In my attempts to navigate the contours of law, I sound ridiculous to a lot of my lawyer friends. Fact. In fact, in many cases law does not make sense to me. Especially when it is applied in situations contrary to fact. These facts are the least of my concerns.

But, and this is a big one, I have a strong sense of justice. I pursue it. I administer it. I know how it looks like whenever I see it. On what law does a prosecutor stand to declare that she has no evidence to sustain a case against an accused person but still hang on the case? The ICC is billed as a court of evidence; the highest criminal court in a state of international anarchy. A court with powers to bring kings and rulers to bow before its judges. The court of last resort in obtaining justice for victims.

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