AU leaders urge International Criminal Court to return cases against Uhuru Kenyatta,William Ruto back to Kenya.
The Heads of State attending theย African Unionย Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia have passed a resolution urging theย International Criminal Courtย (ย ICC) to refer crime against humanity cases against Presidentย Uhuru Kenyattaย and his deputyย William Rutoย back to Kenya.
The AU leaders said Kenya has a credible judiciary trusted by all Kenyans capable of hearing and determining the cases.
President Uhuru, his deputy Ruto and journalist Joshua Sang are facing crime against humanity charges at theย ICC.
In resolutions passed on Monday, AU leaders mandatedย African Unionย Commission to present an objection to the UN onย International Criminal Courtย trials against Uhuru, Ruto.
They resolved thatย ICCย has gone out of its mandate and was engaged in witch-hunt.
They said 99 percent of cases before theย ICCย are against Africans.
Source:standardmedia.co.ke
