Kenyan situation: Trials to start on 10 and 11 April 2013

Today, 9 July 2012, Trial Chamber V of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued scheduling orders setting the dates for the commencement of the trials in the two Kenyan cases, The Prosecutor v. William Samoei Ruto and Joshua Arap Sang and The Prosecutor v. Francis Kirimi Muthaura and Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta, respectively on 10 and 11 April 2013, establishing a time table for the various procedural steps required to be undertaken before the opening of the trials to guarantee the fairness of the procedures.

Background

On 31 March 2010, Pre-Trial Chamber II granted the Prosecutor’s request to open an investigation proprio motu in the situation in Kenya, State Party since 2005. Following summonses to appear issued on 8 March 2011 in two separate cases, six Kenyan citizens voluntarily appeared before Pre-Trial Chamber II on 7 and 8 April 2011. The confirmation of charges hearings in the two cases took place from 1 to 9 September 2011, and 21 September to 5 October 2011, respectively. On 23 January 2012, the judges declined to confirm the charges against Henry Kiprono Kosgey and Mohammed Hussein Ali. Pre-Trial Chamber II confirmed the charges against William Samoei Ruto, Joshua Arap Sang, Francis Kirimi Muthaura and Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta and committed them to trial. On 29 March 2012, the ICC Presidency constituted Trial Chamber V and referred to it the two cases.

Decision on the schedule leading up to trial (The Prosecutor v. William Samoei Ruto and Joshua Arap Sang)

Decision on the schedule leading up to trial (The Prosecutor v. Francis Kirimi Muthaura and Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta)

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