Fatou Bensouda: I helped Louis Moreno Ocampo but in the office’s interest

Former ICC Chief Prosecutor Louis Moreno Ocampo and his successor Fatou Bensouda at a past court session. (Photo: Courtesy)

International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has admitted to writing a newspaper opinion column on Kenyan cases for her predecessor Louis Moreno Ocampo long after he left the court.

In a rare admission since the implosion of leaks on her office three weeks ago, Bensouda confessed to the Saturday Standard that she penned an April 5, 2014 op-ed on behalf of Ocampo but in the best interest of her office.