Ruto and Sang case: The Appeals Chamber dismisses the Prosecutor’s appeal related to the temporal scope of the charges

: 13 December 2013

Situation: Situation in the Republic of Kenya
Case: The Prosecutor v. William Samoei Ruto and Joshua Arap Sang

Today, 13 December 2013, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) dismissed the Prosecutor’s appeal against the decision of Pre-Trial Chamber II rejecting her request to amend the temporal scope the charges against William Samoei Ruto and Joshua Arap Sang.

Ruto and Sang case: ICC Appeals Chamber sets criteria for the absence of an accused from trial

: 25 October 2013

Today, 25 October 2013, the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC or Court), seized for the first time of a question on the interpretation of article 63(1) of the Court’s Statute, ruled that the absence of an accused person from trial is permissible under exceptional circumstances if the accused has explicitly waived his right to be present at trial.

Ruto and Sang Case: ICC Trial Chamber V(a) states that interfering with witnesses is an offence against the administration of justice and may be prosecuted (video included)

: 18 September 2013

Situation: Situation in the Republic of Kenya
Case: The Prosecutor v. William Samoei Ruto and Joshua Arap Sang

Ruto and Sang trial opens at the International Criminal Court

: 10 September 2013

Situation: Situation in the Republic of Kenya
Case: The Prosecutor v. William Samoei Ruto and Joshua Arap Sang

On 10 September 2013, the trial in the case The Prosecutor v. William Samoei Ruto and Joshua Arap Sang opened in the presence of the accused before Trial Chamber V(a) at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands. 

Trial Chamber V(A) conditionally excuses William Samoei Ruto from continuous presence at the trial starting on 10 September 2013

: 18 June 2013

Situation: The Republic of Kenya
Case: The Prosecutor v. William Samoei Ruto and Joshua Arap Sang 

Ruto and Sang case: Trial to open on 10 September 2013

: 3 June 2013

Situation: Kenya 
Case: The Prosecutor v. William Samoei Ruto and Joshua Arap Sang

Today, 3 June 2013, the Trial Chamber V(a) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) decided to set the opening of the trial in the case against William Samoei Ruto and Joshua Arap Sang on 10 September 2013 in order to allow the Defence sufficient time to carry out its preparation.

ICC Presidency decides on new composition of Trial Chamber V

: 21 May 2013

Today, 21 May 2013, the Presidency of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a decision constituting two Trial Chambers for the two Kenyan cases. The decision of the Presidency was taken to ensure the proper administration of justice, taking into consideration each Judge’s workload.

Ruto and Sang case: Trial Chamber V provisionally postpones trial opening

: 6 May 2013

Today, 6 May 2013, Trial Chamber V of the International Criminal Court (ICC) decided to provisionally vacate the date of the trial’s start in the case of The Prosecutor v. William Samoei Ruto and Joshua Arap Sang and conveyed a public status conference on 14 May 2013. The trial in the case against Mr Ruto and Mr Sang was initially scheduled to start on 28 May. A new date for the trial’s opening will be scheduled after hearing the parties and participants’ observations during the status conference.

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