Kenya: Bensouda Not Opposed to Ruto Application On Hearings

26 August 2013

International Criminal Court Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda is not opposed to Deputy President William Ruto's request to vary the sittings for his ICC trial dates.

Bensouda however prefers breaks after three weeks and not the two-weeks on and two-weeks-off that Ruto had requested in an application filed last week. Ruto has argued that the staggered sittings will allow him to attend to his constitutional duties. The application was made amid fears that his case that of President Uhuru Kenyatta would at one time or another coincide and lead to a situation where both of them are away for a long period of time. The application is yet to be determined.

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