THE STANDARD By
Everlyne Kwamboka |
December 31st 2020 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Lawyer Paul Gicheru. [File, Standard]
A process to determine whether lawyer Paul Gicheru is to go through full trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague is set to start in February next year.
Gicheru, who surrendered to the international court in November, is awaiting the hearing of confirmation of charges against him, a process that is to determine whether he will face full trial on crimes against administration of justice.
The lawyer will be hoping that the prosecution, led by Fatou Bensouda, does not have sufficient evidence to establish substantial grounds to prove he interfered with witnesses in the 2007/2008 election violence cases.
THE STANDARD By
Evelyn Kwamboka |
December 24th 2020 at 18:04:27 GMT +0300
Appeal rejected: Lawyer Paul Gicheru. [File, Standard]
Efforts by Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda and a Kenyan accused before the international court to stop tactics being used to appeal against one judge hearing the case have been thwarted.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) allowed the Office of Public Counsel for the Defence (OPCD) to challenge the decision on one judge instead of three hearing a case at pre-trial stage, since it constitutes a significant precedent for any future proceedings to be conducted on this basis.
Judge Reine Adelaide Sophie Alapin-Gansou told Bensouda and Lawyer Paul Gicheru that OPCD has standing due to its mandate to protect the rights of any other potential suspects in the case in which Gicheru is charged in connection with interfering with the prosecution’s witnesses.
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THE STANDARD By
Everlyne Kwamboka |
December 23rd 2020 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Lawyer Paul Gicheru.
Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has taken sides with a Kenyan lawyer facing charges before the International Criminal Court in opposing tactics being used to appeal against one judge hearing his case.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor said the Office of Public Counsel for the Defence (OPCD) lacks the status to seek permission from Pre-Trial Chamber A to appeal against the decision that dismissed claims that the chamber was not properly constituted to hear the case against lawyer Paul Gicheru.
Bensouda further told the OPCD, led by Xavier-Jean Keita, that he has not received instructions from Philip Kipkoech Bett, who is a fugitive, to represent him at the court sitting at The Hague, Netherlands.