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ICC: Kenya: OTP Releases the Names of 6 Accused in the Kenyan Post-Election Violence Case
2010-12-15, The Hague, The Netherlands. The ICC Prosecutor requested PTC II to issue Summonses to Appear for 6 Kenyan citizens, because he found that there were reasonable grounds to believe that these individuals were responsible for the post-election violence (PEV) in Kenya. These are: First Case: 1. William Samoei Ruto – currently: Minister of Higher Education, [...]
Posted in ICC Also tagged Chairman, Chief Executive, church, Commissioner, crimes against humanity, criminal organization, Deputy Prime Minister, Eldoret North, excessive force, Francis Kirimi Muthaura, head, Head of Operations, Henry Kiprono Kosgey, Huruma, ICC Prosecutor, International Criminal Court, Joshua Arap Sang, Kapsabet town, KASS FM, Kenya Central Government, Kenya Police, Kiambaa farm cooperative, Kimumu, Langas, Minister of Finance, Minister of Higher Education Science and Technology, Minister of Industrialization, Mohamed Hussein Ali, MP, Mungiki, Nandi Hills town, National Security Advisory Committee, ODM, ODM Chairman, Orange Democratic Movement, organizer, Party of National Unity, planner, PNU, police, post-election violence, Postal Corporation of Kenya, Pre-Trial Chamber II, Public Service and Secretary to the Cabinet, reasonable grounds to believe, Rift Valley Province, summons to appear, supporters, the greater Eldoret area, Tinderet, Tinderet Constituency, Turbo town, Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta, William Samoei Ruto, Yamumbi Comments closed
Kenya: High Court Refuses Jurisdiction to Try Piracy
2010-11-09, Mombasa, Kenya. Judge Mohammed Ibrahim of the High Court in Mombasa ordered the release of 9 individuals accused of piracy on the ground that he did not have jurisdiction to try offences committed outside Kenyan territorial waters. The decision came as a result of a motion filed by the accused for stay of proceedings. [...]
Posted in Domestic Courts Also tagged Abdirahman Mohamud Caser, Abdirazak Hassan Ali, Abdiwahid Mohamed Osman, Abdullahi Omar Mohamed, application, coercion, compulsion, Dawagoradi, Dhodi, Germany, High Court, Indaguran, Indian Ocean, Jared Magolo, Judicial Review, jurisdiction, Khadar Mohamed Jama, magistrates’ court, marines, Ministry of Immigration, Mohamed Ali AW-Dahir, Mohamed Cirfer Ismail, Mohamed Dogol Ali Cade, Mohammed Ibrahim, Mohamud Abdullahi Ismail, Mohamud Hashi, Mombasa, MV Courier, Orod Dheer, piracy, pirate, pirates, stay of proceedings, territorial jurisdiction, territorial waters, UNHCR, United Nations High Commission for Refugees Comments closed
ICC: Kenya: A Victim of Post-Election Violence Seeks Domestic Prosecutions
2010-09-28, Nairobi, Kenya. Mr Kepha Mwembi filed a motion seeking an order forcing a former Chairman of the Commission of Inquiry into the Post-Election Violence, Mr. Justice Philip Waki, to disclose the names of persons who, the Commission found, were responsible for the post-election violence in Kenya. The suit names Mr Justice Waki, who is a [...]
Posted in Domestic Courts, ICC Also tagged Attorney General, Chairman, Commission of Inquiry into the Post-Election Violence, Commissioner of Police, crimes against humanity, criminal proceedings, disclosure, genocide, Kepha Mwembi, motion, murder, Nairobi, Philip Waki, post-election violence, rape, Wamuti Ndegwa Comments closed
ICC: Kenya: High Court Denies Motion for an Interlocutory Stay of the ICC Investigation
2010-10-27, Mombasa, Kenya. Mr Justice Jackton Ojwang’ of the High Court in Mombasa denied an interlocutory motion brought by Mr. Joseph Gathungu, a Kenyan businessman, for an order requiring the Kenyan government to suspend the ICC’s investigation until the court ruled on Mr. Gathungu’s constitutional reference (seeking, effectively, a permanent injunction against the ICC investigation in [...]
Posted in Domestic Courts, ICC Also tagged amicus curiae, Center for Legal Empowerment, Centre for Justice for Victims of Crimes Against Humanity, Gikandi Ngibuini, High Court, ICC, Injunction, interlocutory, International Commission of Jurists, intervener status, Investigation, Jackton Ojwang', Joseph Gathungu, Kenya Chapter, Kenyan Constitution, Kituo Cha Sheria, Mombasa, motion, preliminary motion, stay, suspension, unconstitutional Comments closed
ICC: Ocampo Gives Further Details on the Kenyan Situation
2010-06-01, Kampala, Uganda. During the ICC Review Conference, Ocampo gave further details of the ICC’s investigation into the Kenyan post-election violence: 2 cases with 2-3 suspects in each will commence by December 2010; 60 witnesses will be testifying for the OTP and will be given witness protection; so far the Kenyan government fully cooperated with [...]
Posted in ICC Also tagged Albert Kamunde, cooperation, domestic prosecutions, George Kegoro, ICC, International Commission of Jurists, Investigation, Kampala, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Ocampo, Omar al-Bashir, post-election violence, Review Conference, situation, Sudan, suspects, Uganda, witness protection, witnesses Comments closed
ICC: African States Don't Want Politicization of the Crime of Aggression
2010-05-31, Kampala, Uganda. During the ICC Conference, Amos Wako, Kenyan Attorney General, stated that the ICC’s exercise of jurisdiction over the crime of aggression should not be subject to the UNSC approval: Some have suggested that the Council’s prior approval for the exercise of jurisdiction is a necessary consequence of the provisions of the Charter [...]
Posted in ICC Also tagged aggression, allegations, Amos Wako, Attorney General, delay, election violence, filtering mechanism, ICC Conference, judicial independence, jurisdiction, Kampala, political interference, Pre-Trial Chamber, Security Council, Uganda, United Nations, UNSC Comments closed
ICC: Kenya: Six Accused to be Prosecuted at the ICC
2010-05-10, Nairobi, Kenya. During his visit to Kenya, ICC Chief Prosecutor, stated that 6 individuals most responsible for post-election violence in Kenya will be prosecuted by the ICC. Ocampo met a Cabinet committee that was created to facilitate ICC investigations and is chaired by Internal Security minister George Saitoti. He did not disclose the names [...]
Posted in ICC Also tagged accused, Amason Jeffah Kingi, Amos Wako, Chief Prosecutor, George Saitoti, ICC, Investigation, James Orengo, Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, KNCHR, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Moses Wetang’ula, Mutula Kilonzo, post-election violence, Waki Commission Comments closed
ICC: Kenya: PTC2 Approves Investigation into Kenyan Post-Electoral Violence
2010-03-31, The Hague, The Netherlands. The majority of the Pre-Trial Chamber II approved the OTP’s request to initiate an investigation into post-electoral violence in Kenya on the ground that there is evidence indicating that crimes against humanity have been committed. Judge Hans-Peter Kaul dissented on the ground that there was no evidence that violence has been [...]
Posted in ICC Also tagged crimes against humanity, Hans-Peter Kaul, Investigation, OTP Comments closed
Abstract: Access: Victims’ Rights before the International Criminal Court (Issue 17)