Gicheru
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Gicheru
About Defendant
Lawyer based in Kenya. Arrest warrant: 10 March 2015 - unsealed on 10 September 2015
Gicheru case: Trial to open on 15 February 2022
: 30 September 2021
On 30 September 2021, Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Court (ICC) scheduled the opening of the trial in the case of The Prosecutor v. Paul Gicheru for 15 February 2022.
This date was set by the Chamber after it held a Status Conference on 24 September 2021 on this matter and noted the respective submissions by the Prosecution and the Defence, as well as the necessary time for the disclosure of evidence and other materials.
Trial Chamber III is composed of Judge Miatta Maria Samba.
Paul Gicheru case: ICC Pre-Trial Chamber A confirms charges of offences against the administration of justice and commits suspect to trial
: 15 July 2021
Today, 15 July 2021, Pre-Trial Chamber A (Article 70) of the International Criminal Court ("ICC" or the "Court") confirmed the charges of offences against the administration of justice against Paul Gicheru and committed him to trial.
Pre-Trial Chamber A, composed of Judge Reine Adélaïde Sophie Alapini-Gansou, based its decision on the evidence and submissions presented by the Prosecutor and the Defence.
The warrant of arrest was issued under seal against Paul Gicheru and Philip Kipkoech Bett on 10 March 2015 and unsealed on 10 September 2015 for offences against the administration of justice consisting in corruptly influencing witnesses regarding cases from the situation in Kenya. On 2 November 2020, Paul Gicheru surrendered to the authorities of The Netherlands pursuant to this arrest warrant for offences against the administration of justice consisting in corruptly influencing witnesses of the Court. On 3 November 2020, Paul Gicheru was surrendered to the ICC custody after the completion of the necessary national proceedings. The first appearance of Paul Gicheru before the Court took place on 6 November 2020. On 11 December 2020, Pre-Trial Chamber A severed the cases against Paul Gicheru and Philip Kipkoech Bett. On 1 February 2021, Paul Gicheru was released to Kenya with specific conditions restricting liberty, during the confirmation of charges proceedings.
On 15 July 2021, ICC Pre-Trial Chamber A confirmed the charges of offences against the administration of justice brought by the Prosecutor against Paul Gicheru and committed him to trial.
On 15 February 2022, the trial opened before Trial Chamber III. The accused plead not-guilty to the all charges. The prosecution then presented its opening statements and called its first witness. 8 witnesses have testified for the prosecution, the last one finished testifying on 24 March 2022. The Office of the Prosecutor completed its presentation of evidence on 29 March 2022. The Defence announced on 25 April 2022 that it will not call any witnesses.
The closing statements in this case took place on 27 June 2022.
On 14 October 2022, Trial Chamber III terminated proceedings against Paul Gicheru following the confirmation of his passing.