ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda during a court session recently. Photo/FILE
President Kenyatta and his deputy Ruto should be
reminded that it is illegal for them to make persistent comments on the
ICC case in rallies.
When one has a case in a court
of law, he or she is prohibited from commenting or discussing merits or
demerits of the very case in public — the sub judice rule.
It
is, therefore, unprocedural for both the accused to comment on this
very sensitive case, as these might be used against them in the dreaded
ICC courts at The Hague
.
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The consequences of this case
are far-reaching. One expects the two leaders to be thoroughly briefed
on the risks to avoid belittling the ICC as the consequences might harm
us.
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