Kenya braces for violence after ICC announcement
by TOM ODULA on 15 Dec 2010 | Comments
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s police commissioner says authorities will act swiftly and firmly against any outbreaks of violence connected to the announcement of suspects by the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor.
Commissioner Mathew K. Iteere said Wednesday that the police have information that “criminal elements” are looking at Wednesday’s announcement at the ICC in The Hague as an opportunity break the law.
International Criminal Court prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo is expected to announce the names of six Kenyan leaders suspected of fanning the flames of violence after the country’s December 2007 presidential election.
More than 1,000 people died in postelection chaos, but no Kenyan leaders have yet been held accountable.
source: AJC.com
