ICC judges reject Kenya’s President bid to stop trial
International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda speaks with ICC Senior Appeals Counsel Fabricio Guariglia (left) and ICC counsel Kweku Vanderpuye on November 27, 2013. ICC Trial Chamber judges Kuniko Ozaki and Robert Fremr ruled on Thursday that Mr Kenyatta’s lawyers had failed to justify their application for a permanent stay of proceedings. PHOTO | FILE
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They also warned his defence team against making applications which risk the safety of their witnesses by bringing in the public details of those expected to give evidence when his trial starts on February 5.
