ICC / KENYA

The ICC ruled today that four Kenyans, two among them presidential candidates, will stand trial over crimes against humanity following post-poll violence in 2007. ICC

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:40
• Production Date: 23 January 2012
• Asset Language: Original
• Corporate Name: INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT - ICC
• Subject Topical: CRIMES; CRIMINAL JUSTICE
• Geographic Subject: KENYA
• MAMS Id: U120123f

Description

STORY: ICC / KENYA
TRT: 1.40
SOURCE: ICC
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 23 JANUARY 2011, THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS

Shotlist

1. Wide shot, judges sitting down at court room
2. SOUND-UP (English) Court Secretary:
“Situation in the Republic of Kenya in the case of the prosecutor Vs William Samoei Ruto, Henry Kiprono Kosgey and Joshua Arap Sang case number, ICC 01090111 and situation in the Republic of Kenya in the case of the prosecutor Vs Francis Kirimi Muthaura, Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta and Mohammed Hussein Ali, case number ICC01090211.”
3. Various shots, court
4. SOUND-UP (Enmglish) Pre-trial judges Ekaterina Trendafilova:
“As mentioned at the start the prosecutor charged Mr. Ruto, Mr. Kosgey, and Mr. Sang for crimes against Humanity, or murder, deportation or forcible transfer and persecution. Mr. Ruto and Mr. Kosgey were charged as indirect co-perpetrators, while Mr. Sang was charged as having contributed to the set crimes against humanity.”
5. Zoom out, pre-trial judges leave the court

Storyline

The International Criminal Court (ICC) today ruled that four prominent Kenyans, including the deputy prime minister, are to stand trial for crimes against humanity and other offences allegedly committed following general elections in late 2007.

The ICC pre-trial chamber confirmed charges against Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance; William Samoei Ruto, former Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology; Francis Kirimi Muthaura, Head of the Public Service and Secretary to the Cabinet; and Joshua Arap Sang, Head of Operations for KASS FM radio station.

With respect to Ruto and Sang, who are charged with crimes against humanity, deportation or forcible transfer and persecution, the pre-trial judges found that “on the basis of the evidence presented, that they are responsible for the charges levied against them,” according to a summary of the pre-trial chamber’s decision.

As regards Kenyatta and Muthaura, the court found that the prosecution had established substantial grounds to believe that the crimes of murder, deportation or forcible transfer, rape, other inhumane acts and persecution were committed in an attack on the civilian residents of Nakuru and Naivasha towns between 24 and 28 January 2008.

The pre-trial chamber declined to confirm charges against two other suspects – Henry Kiprono Kosgey, former Minister of Industrialization, and Mohamed Hussein Ali, the Police Commissioner at the time of the violence, saying that the prosecution had not produced sufficient evidence to link them to the charges against them.

More than 1,100 people were killed, 3,500 injured and up to 600,000 forcibly displaced in the violence that followed the December 2007 elections. There were also hundreds of rapes, possibly more, and at least 100,000 properties were destroyed, according to ICC Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo.