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Kenya should ‘clarify’ on world court: Annan
Posted by alejandro on 29th August 2010
NAIROBI — Former UN chief Kofi Annan said on Sunday Kenya should clarify its position on the International Criminal Court after it last week hosted Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir, wanted for genocide.
“Like many, I was surprised by the presence of President Al-Bashir of Sudan in Nairobi for the promulgation of Kenya?s new constitution,” Annan said in a statement in his capacity as chair of the Panel of Eminent African Personalities.
“Kenya has specific obligations as a signatory of the Rome statute and is also cooperating with the International Criminal Court on …
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ICC Asks UN to Act Against Kenya
Posted by VOA News on 29th August 2010
The International Criminal Court is asking the U.N. Security Council to take action against Kenya for hosting Sudan’s president in defiance of international warrants for his arrest.
ICC judges in The Hague said Friday Kenya has a “clear obligation” as a member of the court to cooperate in enforcing its arrest warrants for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir.
Mr. Bashir was one of several regional leaders who traveled to Nairobi for Friday’s ceremonial signing of the new Kenyan constitution. Kenyan Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula says Mr. Bashir was invited because …
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Sudan Leader Travels Despite Warrant
Posted by ALAN COWELL on 27th August 2010
President Omar Hassan al-Bashir of Sudan arrived in Kenya on Friday to participate in a ceremony inaugurating the country’s newly minted constitution, flouting international demands for his arrest on genocide charges.
Mr. Bashir faces two arrest warrants: one issued in July by the International Criminal Court in The Hague on three counts of genocide and one from March 2009 for war crimes and crime against humanity. In theory the warrants could be enforced by any of the court’s member countries, which include Kenya.
The charges relate to the conflict in the …
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The Intermediaries
Posted by alejandro on 26th August 2010
The role of intermediaries has become a critical issue in the trial against Thomas Lubanga. For months, they have been the target of allegations made by Defence witnesses in relation to their corrupt role in this case. The judges then decided to call two individuals -intermediaries 321 and 316- to respond to the claims that they assisted Prosecution witnesses in falsifying evidence.
The Chamber also ordered the Prosecution to confidentially disclose to the Defence the identity of a third person, Intermediary 143. The disclosure became the subject of a clash …
