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ICC To Question Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta Over Crimes Against Humanity

ICC To Question Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta Over Crimes Against Humanity

From BBC

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has summoned Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta to appear before the tribunal on 8 October.

Judges want to question him over claims that his government has withheld documents requested by prosecutors preparing his crimes against humanity trial.

The trial has already been delayed several times.

Kenyatta denies organizing ethnic massacres after elections in 2007.

Some 1,200 people were killed and 600,000 driven from their homes.

Two weeks ago, prosecutors asked for the case against him to be adjourned indefinitely, saying they did not have enough evidence because of obstruction by the Kenyan government.

 

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