Vacation of Ruto and Sang charges signals crucial need for overhaul of ICC investigations and witness protection mechanisms

 

On 5 April 2016, Trial Chamber V(A) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) decided, by majority, Judge Olga Herrera Carbuccia dissenting, to vacate the charges and terminate the case against Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto and former broadcaster Joshua Arap Sang. This decision may be subject to an appeal and is without prejudice to the possibility of bringing new charges at a later date either before the ICC or before national courts, if there is sufficient...
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