From Aljazeera

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has again postponed the trial of Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya’s president, on charges that he orchestrated violence following the country’s 2007 election.

The court on Monday rescheduled the start of the trial to October 7, saying the delay would give the Kenyan government more time to produce evidence requested by prosecutors.

“The purpose of the adjournment is to provide the government of Kenya with a further, time-limited opportunity to provide certain records, which the prosecution had previously requested,” the court said in a statement.

Prosecutors accuse Kenyatta of having a hand in the wave of deadly violence that followed the 2007 elections, in which 1,200 people died.

They also allege that their witnesses against Kenyatta and William Ruto, his deputy on trial for similar charges, have been bribed or threatened into withdrawing their evidence.

Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi however said that 30 of the 77 witnesses had withdrawn.

‘Not enough evidence’

Prosecutors said the government had not done enough to hand over evidence against the president and want access to Kenyatta’s phone and banking records.

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