ICC Investigation in Kenya – Update
Last week the Prosecutor at the ICC provided Judges with a list of 20 suspects in the 2007-2008 Kenyan election violence. On 3 March 2010, ICC Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo provided Judges at the ICC with a list of 20 names of persons alleged to bear the gravest responsibility for the post-election violence in Kenya in 2007 and early 2008.
This follows the request by Pre-Trial Chamber II on 18 February 2010, for the Prosecutor to provide clarification and additional information in the process of assessing whether or not to authorise the Prosecutor to commence a formal investigation.
“At this stage, the names are indicative only” said the Prosecutor. “The allegations concerning the named individuals will have to be measured against the evidence gathered independently by my office. If the Judges authorize the investigation, I will engage those who wish to clarify their role or provide further information”.
Among the list of 20 names given to Judges by the Prosecutor are senior Kenyan politicians and businessmen accused of organising and financing ethnic attacks after the country’s 2007 election during which around 1300 people were killed in the ensuing violence. The leaders, motivated by “political objectives to retain or gain power”, were associated with the main political parties of the PNU, the government at the time of the violence, and the ODM, the main opposition party.
The Prosecutor has requested an expedited decision by the Judges on whether or not to open a formal investigation because of the need for justice.
See the ICC Press Release here
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