Ruto and Sang case: Appeals Chamber to decide on appeal against Trial Chamber decision summonsing witnesses to appear
Situation: Republic of Kenya
Case:
The Prosecutor v. William Samoei Ruto and Joshua Arap Sang
On Thursday, 9 October 2014, at 15:00 (The Hague local time), the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will hold an open court session to read a summary of its judgment on Mr Ruto and Mr Sang Defence teams'
appeal against the Trial Chamber V(a)
decision of 17 April 2014. On 17 April 2014, Trial Chamber V(a) granted the Prosecutor's request to summon witnesses to appear before the Trial Chamber in the Ruto and Sang trial, who were no longer cooperating or no longer willing to testify. The Government of Kenya was requested to assist in serving the summonses to the witnesses. On 5 June 2014, Mr Ruto and Mr Sang's Defence teams appealed the Trial Chamber V(a) decision.
On 17 June 2014, the Appeals Chamber rejected the Defence's request for suspensive effect, meaning that the appeals procedure did not impact the course of the trial hearings at this stage or the testimony of summoned witnesses. This decision was without prejudice to the Appeals Chamber's judgment on the merits of the ongoing appeals.
On 1 September 2014, the first witness summoned to appear attended the hearing before the Trial Chamber V(a), and four of the nine have testified to date.
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Practical information:
Attending the hearing
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