Deputy President William Ruto (left) and President Uhuru Kenyatta at a
past function.
Former radio journalist Joshua Sang is the other Kenyan set to stand trial.
In a strongly worded statement
to the United Nations Security Council through Kenya’s Permanent
Representative to the UN Macharia Kamau, the government asked the UN to
present its petition to ICC during a meeting with The Hague court
prosecutor held on Tuesday.
“What this delegation is asking
for is not deferral. What this delegation is asking for is the immediate
termination of the case at the Hague without much further ado,” the
petition says in part.
The statement warned that
violence could break out in Kenya that would affect stability in the
entire region if President Kenyatta and Mr Ruto were forced to attend
trial at The Hague after having secured endorsement of the people in an
election despite the charges facing them.
The petition questioned the
jurisdiction, partiality and competence of the ICC, expressing the
government’s reservations over the manner in which the cases facing the
three have been handled.
source daily nation
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