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-Ripoti mpya iliyoachiwa hivi majuzi imeeleza kuwa ICC iliendelea kukusanya ushahidi dhidi ya William Ruto japo kesi ilikuwa imefungwa tangu 2016.
- The annual report was submitted to UN General Assembly by ICC President Chile Eboe-Osuji - Eboe-Osuji was one of the judges who heard William Ruto and Joshua arap Sang’s case
-Katika ripoti hiyo iliyowasilishwa na ICC katika UN General Assembly na Rais wa ICC ambaye pia alikuwa mmoja wa majaji waliosikiliza kesi ya Rutto amesema kuna ushahidi mpya kabisa ambao unamtia hatiani Rutto katika kesi yake ya uhalifu wa kibinadamu kati ya mwaka 2007 na 2008.
- The judges cited lack of evidence as reason for terminating the case but declined to grant acquittal It has emerged the prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has been
Kesi hiyo ilifungwa mwaka 2016 baada ya kukosekana ushahidi, lakini kupatikana kwa ushahidi huo kunaifanya mahakama hiyo kutengua maamuzi yake ya awali.
Ushahidi huo unapitiwa kwa kina na ICC wanafikira kuifungua kwa upya tena.
Fatou Bensouda, the chief prosecutor at the Hague-based court, has reportedly received new information relating to the high-profile case and may consider re-opening it.
The chief prosecutor at the ICC based in Hague, has reportedly been receiving information relating to the 2007-2008 post-election violence case even after it was terminated.
TUKO.co.ke understands the new development was captured in the 2018 annual report on ICC activities submitted to the United Nations (UN) General Assembly by ICC president Chile Eboe-Osuji.
According to Eboe-Osuji, who was one of the judges who presided over Ruto's case, the office of the prosecutor at the ICC had never stopped collecting evidence in relation to the Kenyan case.
Details of the new evidence remain confidential as investigation into the PEV case continues despite the case having been terminated due to insufficient evidence.
The case against Ruto, who was charged alongside radio journalist Joshua arap Sang, was terminated in April 2016.
This came after a related case filed against President Uhuru Kenyatta was also terminated in March 2015 on similar grounds.
The court, however, declined to grant the accused persons acquittal after the prosecutor alleged there was lack of support from the Kenyan government and numerous incidents of witness interferences.
Bensouda convinced the court that the witnesses were intimidated, threatened and forced to withdraw from the case.
A warrant of arrest was consequently issued against Paul Gicheru, Walter Barasa and Philip Kipkoech, some of the individuals believed to had been involved in witness interference, which is considered a criminal offence under the Rome Statutes.
A total of six individuals were indicted by ICC in relation to the 2007-2007 PEV that left 1,133 people dead and more than 650,000 others displaced.
Besides journalist Sang, Ruto and Uhuru, the other suspects were former Head of Public Service Francis Muthaura, former Police Commissioner Mohammed Hussein Ali and former Industrialisation Minister Henry Kosgey.
READ ALSO: Raila faults Uhuru's move to lead mass African exit from ICC The ICC case was a major political agenda in the months leading to the the 2013 General Election that saw Uhuru and Ruto dramatically ascend to power.
The Hague-based court came under harsh criticism from a section of African countries, led by Kenya, who accused it of targeting Africans and threatened to pull out the court.
Burundi made good its threat and became the first African country to exit ICC. The court continues to face criticism with regard to its activities with the latest being from the the United States of America.
The US reacted angrily when ICC attempted to bring crimes against humanity charges against American soldiers in Afghanistan.
Source: ICC confirms receiving fresh evidence against William Ruto
- The annual report was submitted to UN General Assembly by ICC President Chile Eboe-Osuji - Eboe-Osuji was one of the judges who heard William Ruto and Joshua arap Sang’s case
-Katika ripoti hiyo iliyowasilishwa na ICC katika UN General Assembly na Rais wa ICC ambaye pia alikuwa mmoja wa majaji waliosikiliza kesi ya Rutto amesema kuna ushahidi mpya kabisa ambao unamtia hatiani Rutto katika kesi yake ya uhalifu wa kibinadamu kati ya mwaka 2007 na 2008.
- The judges cited lack of evidence as reason for terminating the case but declined to grant acquittal It has emerged the prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has been
Kesi hiyo ilifungwa mwaka 2016 baada ya kukosekana ushahidi, lakini kupatikana kwa ushahidi huo kunaifanya mahakama hiyo kutengua maamuzi yake ya awali.
Ushahidi huo unapitiwa kwa kina na ICC wanafikira kuifungua kwa upya tena.
Fatou Bensouda, the chief prosecutor at the Hague-based court, has reportedly received new information relating to the high-profile case and may consider re-opening it.
The chief prosecutor at the ICC based in Hague, has reportedly been receiving information relating to the 2007-2008 post-election violence case even after it was terminated.
TUKO.co.ke understands the new development was captured in the 2018 annual report on ICC activities submitted to the United Nations (UN) General Assembly by ICC president Chile Eboe-Osuji.
According to Eboe-Osuji, who was one of the judges who presided over Ruto's case, the office of the prosecutor at the ICC had never stopped collecting evidence in relation to the Kenyan case.
Details of the new evidence remain confidential as investigation into the PEV case continues despite the case having been terminated due to insufficient evidence.
The case against Ruto, who was charged alongside radio journalist Joshua arap Sang, was terminated in April 2016.
This came after a related case filed against President Uhuru Kenyatta was also terminated in March 2015 on similar grounds.
The court, however, declined to grant the accused persons acquittal after the prosecutor alleged there was lack of support from the Kenyan government and numerous incidents of witness interferences.
Bensouda convinced the court that the witnesses were intimidated, threatened and forced to withdraw from the case.
A warrant of arrest was consequently issued against Paul Gicheru, Walter Barasa and Philip Kipkoech, some of the individuals believed to had been involved in witness interference, which is considered a criminal offence under the Rome Statutes.
A total of six individuals were indicted by ICC in relation to the 2007-2007 PEV that left 1,133 people dead and more than 650,000 others displaced.
Besides journalist Sang, Ruto and Uhuru, the other suspects were former Head of Public Service Francis Muthaura, former Police Commissioner Mohammed Hussein Ali and former Industrialisation Minister Henry Kosgey.
READ ALSO: Raila faults Uhuru's move to lead mass African exit from ICC The ICC case was a major political agenda in the months leading to the the 2013 General Election that saw Uhuru and Ruto dramatically ascend to power.
The Hague-based court came under harsh criticism from a section of African countries, led by Kenya, who accused it of targeting Africans and threatened to pull out the court.
Burundi made good its threat and became the first African country to exit ICC. The court continues to face criticism with regard to its activities with the latest being from the the United States of America.
The US reacted angrily when ICC attempted to bring crimes against humanity charges against American soldiers in Afghanistan.
Source: ICC confirms receiving fresh evidence against William Ruto
