ICC to decide on William Ruto’s request for adjournment following Westgate terror attack

By Bernard Oginga

The International Criminal Court (ICC) Trial Chamber will on Monday hear a submission in which Deputy President William Ruto has requested for deferment of his case to enable him return to Kenya and deal with the Westgate terror attack.

The request has been submitted by Ruto’s lead Counsel Karim Khan.
 
In his submission, Khan noted that Ruto being the Deputy President is the principal assistant to the president in his duties as the Head of State and Government, Commander In Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces and the chairperson of the National Security Council.

“Accordingly, in the immediacy, Mr Ruto as the serving Deputy President of
Kenya is required to return to Kenya to discharge his ordinary constitutional duties which include participating in security briefings and consultations,” read the request.

The request by the DP’s legal team is seeking an adjournment of trial proceedings until such a time that the security situation would have resolved itself or an order issued by the Trial Chamber.

The Trial chamber will hear that request on Monday 9:30am Kenyan time.