Two lawyers wanted at the ICC

This nightmare called ICC is the most dread one can ever have and just by its mention give us chills

The ICC Presecutor  Fatou Bensouda  has now confirmed that two lawyers Paul Gicheru and Phillip Kipkoech Bett (alias Kipseng’erya) and journalist Walter Osapiri Barasa are wanted by her office for trial.

According to emerging reports, the two lawyers are wanted by the Office of The Prosecutor (OTP) for corruptly influencing six Prosecution witnesses.

Journalist Walter Barasa was earlier accused of trying to bribe someone he thought was a Prosecution witness in the case against Deputy President William Ruto.

The court’s Chamber found that the evidence submitted by the Prosecution demonstrated that they were involved in an organised and systematic criminal scheme.

In addition, they were accused of approaching and corrupting Prosecution witnesses through bribes and other inducements, in exchange for their withdrawal as witnesses and/or recantation of their prior statements to the Prosecution.

“High-level political commitment and consistent diplomatic coordination between States and other actors is needed to address the arrest challenge,” Ms Bensouda stated.

“If left unaddressed, it will have a negligible impact on specific or general deterrence and prevention of the world’s gravest crimes,” she added.

Last year in November, the High Court in Kenya stopped their extradition to the ICC but Ms Bensouda is adamant that they ought to be extradited.

ICC relies on State cooperation worldwide to arrest and transfer (suspects) to the Court,” the court posted on its Twitter handle, in regard to each of the three suspects.

The three are among 15 other suspects from various countries wanted by the court for criminal trial.

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