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Four Kenyan suspects to go on trial – ICC

Sunday, January 22nd, 2012

International Criminal Court judges yesterday ordered four prominent Kenyans, including two potential presidential candidates, to stand trial for allegedly orchestrating a deadly wave of violence after their country’s disputed 2007 presidential election. Chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo had asked to bring two separate cases, reflecting the political and ethnic divisions behind Kenya’s post-election violence. Legalbrief reports that Presiding Judge Ekaterina Trendafilova addressed a public hearing in The Hague which was broadcast live in Kenya. The ruling follows the disputed December 2007 elections, which left more than 1 000 people dead. Read Full Post here…