Deputy President William Ruto files 'no case to answer' motion

Deputy President William Ruto has launched a bid to persuade the International Criminal Court (ICC) judges to terminate his trial. In a 95-page filing, Ruto’s lead lawyer argues that the prosecution has not presented sufficient evidence for his team to mount a defence.

Deputy President William Ruto (right) greets his lead lawyer Karim Khan early this year when they went to attend ICC proceedings in The Hague. (PHOTO: FILE: STANDARD)

Through the filing of a ‘no case to answer’ motion, Ruto’s lawyers have sought to discredit the prosecution's case and asked the trial judges to acquit the deputy president of the three counts of crimes against humanity.