Following President Uhuru Kenyatta’s
address to a joint session of Parliament this afternoon indicating that he will travel to The Hague to attend a status conference at the ICC on 8th
October 2014, Kenyans for Peace
with Truth and Justice (KPTJ) expects the Trial Chamber to take all necessary actions under the Rome Statue to ensure compliance with its previous directives in the Kenyatta case.
Following President Uhuru Kenyatta’s
address to a joint session of Parliament this afternoon indicating that he will travel to The Hague to attend a status conference at the ICC on 8th
October 2014, Kenyans for Peace
with Truth and Justice (KPTJ) expects the Trial Chamber to take all necessary actions under the Rome Statue to ensure compliance with its previous directives in the Kenyatta case.
Following President Uhuru Kenyatta’s
address to a joint session of Parliament this afternoon indicating that he will travel to The Hague to attend a status conference at the ICC on 8th
October 2014, Kenyans for Peace
with Truth and Justice (KPTJ) expects the Trial Chamber to take all necessary actions under the Rome Statue to ensure compliance with its previous directives in the Kenyatta case.
lollowlng resldenL uhuru kenyaLLa's address Lo a [olnL sesslon of arllamenL Lhls afLernoon lndlcaLlng LhaL he wlll Lravel Lo 1he Pague Lo aLLend a sLaLus conference aL Lhe lCC on 8 Lh CcLober 2014, kenyans for eace wlLh 1ruLh and !usLlce (k1!) expecLs Lhe 1rlal Chamber Lo Lake all necessary acLlons under Lhe 8ome SLaLue Lo ensure compllance wlLh lLs prevlous dlrecLlves ln Lhe kenyaLLa case. Cne of Lhe ouLcomes of Lhe sLaLus conference ls LhaL Lhe 1rlal Chamber may make a flndlng of non-cooperaLlon agalnsL kenya as a sLaLe parLy and refer Lhe maLLer Lo Lhe Assembly of SLaLes arLles for approprlaLe acLlon. ln Lhls evenL: 1. 1he Lrlal of uhuru kenyaLLa should be Lemporarlly ad[ourned Lo enable Lhe AS Lo acL on Lhe non-cooperaLlon declslon, 2. 1he Cfflce of Lhe rosecuLor should lmmedlaLely launch lnvesLlgaLlons lnLo all allegaLlons of obsLrucLlon of [usLlce, wlLness Lamperlng and oLher offences agalnsL Lhe admlnlsLraLlon of [usLlce wlLh a vlew Lo prosecuLlng Lhose who may be lmpllcaLed, 3. 1o uphold Lhe rlghL of Lhe vlcLlms Lo [usLlce and Lhe rlghL of Lhe accused Lo Lrlal wlLhouL undue delay, such Lemporary ad[ournmenL should be Llme-bound by sald AS acLlons on non- cooperaLlon and ouLcome of C1 lnvesLlgaLlons of obsLrucLlon of [usLlce. lL should noL be forgoLLen LhaL vlcLlms of posL-elecLlon vlolence have walLed for more Lhan slx years Lo esLabllsh Lhe LruLh abouL and obLaln [usLlce for Lhe grave aLroclLles and crlmes commlLLed agalnsL Lhem ln 2007-8. WlLh llLLle pollLlcal wlll Lo prosecuLe perpeLraLors of Lhe vlolence domesLlcally, Lhe lCC remalns Lhelr only hope Lo obLaln Lhe [usLlce LhaL has so long been denled Lo Lhem and Lhey wlll be followlng Lhe sLaLus conference keenly. (end/kpL[/06102014)