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ICC Victims’ lawyer now goes for Prosecutor’s jugular

ICC Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda

The tables are turning at the International Criminal Court (ICC) with victims’ lawyer in President Uhuru Kenyatta’s collapsed case going for the neck of ICC Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda over alleged botched investigations. In an unprecedented charge which has sent shockwaves in ICC corridors, lawyer Fergal Gaynor meticulously listed the failings of Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) under the leadership of Bensouda and her predecessor Louis Moreno Ocampo.

In the 49-page document supported by three annexures, Gaynor paints a picture of a highly ineffective and strategy-less prosecution and almost accuses the prosecutor of conspiracy to kill the case. He also calls for “abuse of power” charges against the Prosecutor for taking Kenyan victims for a ride.

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