Kenyan witnesses in ICC cases face intimidation

by admin
Jul 26, 2012
The prosecutor for the international criminal court (ICC) has raised concerns with the Kenya over the intimidation of witnesses in the two trials involving 4 Kenyans at the Hague.

Speaking to a news conference in Nairobi on Thursday, Head of Jurisdiction, Complementarity and Cooperation Division Phakiso Mochochoko told the Hague that intimidation of the witnesses was very possible.

“The threats continue and maybe there will be even more threats as we get to trails. Those threats must stop. The government of Kenya and the ICC will work together to make sure those people threatening witnesses are brought to book,” he stated.

He also noted that though the prosecution witness were out of the country, their families and others perceived to be ICC witnesses were being intimidated.

The ICC also stated that the outcome of the upcoming Kenyan vote would have no effect on the justice process.

Mochochoko went on to state,

“The ICC process is a judicial process, not a political. Whether you are a king or a prime minister you will face the same plight as anyone else.”

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