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    January 23, 2012

ICC Will Hold Trials on Kenya's Post-Election Violence

   Joe DeCapua

   The International Criminal Court (ICC) has ordered four prominent
   Kenyans to stand trial on charges they helped organize deadly
   post-election violence in their country four years ago.

   The court, based in The Hague, said Monday that there is sufficient
   evidence to proceed with trials against Deputy Prime Minister Uhuru
   Kenyatta, former education minister William Ruto, Cabinet Secretary
   Francis Muthaura, and radio executive Joshua Arap Sang.

   Both Kenyatta and Ruto have indicated they plan to run for president in
   Kenya's upcoming elections. Ruto told reporters in Nairobi Monday that
   he remains in the race.

   The court dropped charges against former police chief Mohammed Hussein
   Ali and former industrialization minister Henry Kosgey. In both cases,
   judges cited a lack of evidence to support accusations made by
   prosecutors.

   Kenya exploded in ethnic violence after the disputed 2007 presidential
   election. The violence killed about 1,300 people and displaced more
   than 300,000 others.

   Amnesty International Praised the ICC's decision, calling it 'an
   important milestone for victims in their search for justice, truth and
   reparations.' To hear VOA reporter Joe De Capua's interview with
   Amnesty's legal Advisor on International Justice Jonathan O'Donohue,
   click on the link below.

   DE CAPUA - KENYA - AMNESTY 1-23-12

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