War crimes judges drop charges in Kenya Ruto case

06 Apr, 2016

War crimes judges on Tuesday dropped charges of crimes against humanity against Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto over his alleged role in 2007-2008 post-election turmoil, but left open the possibility of a fresh trial. In what will be a fresh blow to the prosecution, the judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) ruled the charges against Ruto and his co-accused Joshua arap Sang "are vacated." Ruto, 49, and Sang, 40, had both denied three accusations of crimes against humanity - namely murder, forcible deportation and persecution.

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