Sabahi (Washington, DC)

Kenya: ICC Prosecutor Threatens to Report Kenya for Non-Compliance

12 June 2013
Photo: Evan Schneider/UN
International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Fatou Bensouda addresses the Security Council.

International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has threatened to report Kenya to the United Nations Security Council for not co-operating with her office, Kenya's Daily Nation reported Tuesday (June 11th).

"The office of the prosecutor has encountered serious difficulties in securing full and timely co-operation from the government of Kenya," Bensouda said.

She said Kenyan Attorney General Githu Muigai has blocked the prosecution's efforts to collect evidence and access witnesses in t he cases against President Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto, and that more than six pending requests have been delayed or denied.

"Contrary to the prosecution's assertion ... the Kenyan government has never interfered with the prosecution's witnesses, nor is it aware of the identity of the prosecution's witnesses," Muigai said.

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