Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta became the first acting head of state to appear before the Internation Criminal Court when attending a status conference in October 2014. Since then, the case has taken several twists and turns, engaging much of the International Justice community in heated and interesting discussions. Following the developments, Justice Hub published several cartoons relating to the Kenyatta case. Here is our pick of the top Kenyatta cartoons in 2014.
Yesterday evening, all indications were that the prosecution was going to drop the case against Kenyatta, following unconfirmed allegations on social media channels. “Rod Rastan, an ICC prosecutor representing Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, has just informed the plenary that they will now file withdrawal proceedings against President Kenyatta for lack of sustainable evidence.”
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Following last week’s status conference, it’s now up to the ICC judges to adjourn or terminate the case against Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. He is accused of having committed crimes against humanity during the 2007-2008 post-election violence.
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Early this morning, President Uhuru Kenyatta left the country aboard a KQ flight destined for the Netherlands ahead of his ICC status conference tomorrow. Unconfirmed reports indicate that around 100 members of parliament will be in The Hague in a show of solidarity with Kenyatta.
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The judges are holding status conferences to decide what happens next, following the prosecutor’s declaration on 5 September that she could not proceed with the trial because she had insufficient evidence.
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