Trial Chamber V of the International Criminal Court issued scheduling orders setting the trial start dates for two cases. The Prosecutor v. William Samoei Ruto and Joshua Arap Sang is scheduled to begin on April 10, 2013, and The Prosecutor v. Francis Kirimi Muthaura and Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta is set to commence on April 11, 2013.
William Samoei Ruto is a former Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology of the Republic of Kenya. He is accused of being criminally responsible as an indirect co-perpetrator (pursuant to article 25(3)(a) of the Rome Statute) for the following crimes against humanity: murder, deportation or forcible transfer of population, and persecution.
Joshua Arap Sang is Head of Operations at KASS FM in Nairobi, the Republic of Kenya. The pre-trial chamber found no substantial grounds to believe he was an indirect co-perpetrator because his contribution to the crimes was not essential to their commission. He is accused of having otherwise contributed (within the meaning of article 25(3)(d) of the Rome Statute) to the following crimes against humanity: murder, deportation or forcible transfer of population, and persecution.
Francis Kirimi Muthaura is a former head of the Public Service and Secretary to the Cabinet of the Republic of Kenya. Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta is the Deputy Prime Minister and former Minister for Finance of the Republic of Kenya. The two are accused of being indirect co-perpetrators of the following crimes against humanity: murder, deportation or forcible transfer, rape, persecution, and other inhumane acts.
