Title: Kenya: ICC obtains list of violence suspects
Author: CISA, Nairobi
Category: Kenya
Date: 3/5/2010
Source: Catholic Information Service for Africa
Source Website: http://www.cisanewsafrica.org/
African Charter Article# 13: Every citizen shall have the right to participate freely in the government of their country and to equal access of public services .
Summary & Comment: International Criminal Court has submited a list of 20 individuals known to have fuelled post-election violence in 2007 to pre-trial judges . The ICC prosecutor stated, "They utilized their personal, government, business, and tribal networks to commit the crimes". The Kenya National Human Rights Commission believes justice will prevail soon. DH
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ICC receives list of 20 post violence suspects
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International Criminal Court prosecutor, Luis Moreno Ocampo, has submitted more evidence to the pre-trial judges which include 20 names of PNU and ODM politicians as well as prominent businessmen suspected of fuelling the post election violence of 2007 in Kenya. However, Ocampo says the names will remain secret and are only to help the court decide whether to allow him to officially open investigations into the Kenyan case.
"These senior leaders from both PNU and ODM parties were guided by political objectives to retain or gain power," said the prosecutor. According to Ocampo, the prominent personalities organized, enticed, and financed attacks against Kenyans on account of their perceived ethnic and political affiliation. They utilized their personal, government, business and tribal networks to commit the crimes. They implemented their policy with the involvement of a number of State officers and public and private institutions, such as members of the parliament, senior government officers, the police force and youth gangs". The prosecutor further told the judges that the 20 utilized their personal, government, business, and tribal networks to commit the crimes.
Meanwhile, the Kenya National Human Rights Commission (KNHRC) Vice chairman, Hassan Omar, has commended the move by Ocampo saying it was an indication that justice will prevail soon. Ocampo had until today to provide more evidence as requested by the Pre-Trial Chamber judges last month. The names were identified by different inquiries into the post-election violence, including those carried out by the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights and the Waki Commission.
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