ICC victims’ lawyers seek top leaders asset freezeFergal Gaynor, legal representative of the victims during two status conferences on the post-election violence on October 7 and 8, 2014 before the International Criminal Court in The Hague. [File, Standard]The victims of the 2017 ethnic clashes now want ICC member states to issue travel bans and asset freeze against senior Kenyan leadership. They complain that the ICC’s Trust Fund for Victims failed Kenyan victims alongside the prosecution and the ASP. The lawyers say simultaneously, efforts to bribe and intimidate key witnesses were underway. SEE ALSO :Fresh fears over renewal of ICC cases amid 2022 politicsFrom the victims’ perspective, they say, the Prosecutor’s ongoing inaction in Kenya is regrettable.

Source: Standard Digital December 21, 2018 21:09 UTC