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Sierra Leone-born judge picked to hear lawyer Paul Gicheru’s case at The Hague

Lawyer Paul Gicheru during an interview with Standard Group reporters at his office in Nairobi on February 04, 2021. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

International Criminal Court has appointed Justice Miatta Maria Samba to hear the case against Kenyan lawyer Paul Gicheru.

The decision by judge Luz del Carmen Ibáñez Carranza comes days after pre-trial chamber A confirmed the charges against Gicheru and denied him a chance to appeal.

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