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            UN Security Council Rejects Challenge to ICC Kenya Trial

   The U.N. Security Council has rejected a proposal to delay the trials
   of Kenya`s top leaders by the International Criminal Court.
   A draft resolution to postpone for 12 months the trials of President
   Uhuru Kenyatta and Deputy President William Ruto fell short in a Friday
   morning vote. Seven of the Council`s 15 members voted in favor of the
   measure, while the other eight abstained.
   The African-proposed resolution needed at least nine votes along with
   no vetoes by the Council`s five permanent members to pass.
   Mr. Kenyatta and his deputy are charged with crimes against humanity
   for allegedly organizing post-election violence in 2007 and 2008 that
   killed more than 1,100 people. Both men have denied the charges.
   Kenya has pushed for the ICC to delay or drop the trials, on grounds
   that the two leaders are needed at home to fight terrorism. Some
   African leaders also accuse the ICC of a bias against Africans.
   Supporters of the trials say victims of the post-election violence have
   already waited too long for justice.
   Resolution sponsors Rwanda, Togo and Morocco voted in favor of the
   measure to delay the trials, along with Russia, China, Azerbaijan and
   Pakistan. The United States, Britain and France were among the
   countries that abstained.
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