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| Kenyan Leader Can Skip Parts of Hague Trial | |
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| PARIS — Kenya’s president can be absent from parts of his trial on charges of crimes against humanity to fulfill his duties at home, but he will have to be present for a number of important hearings at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, the court announced Friday. | PARIS — Kenya’s president can be absent from parts of his trial on charges of crimes against humanity to fulfill his duties at home, but he will have to be present for a number of important hearings at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, the court announced Friday. |
| The judges rejected President Uhuru Kenyatta’s request to participate in the trial by video link. | The judges rejected President Uhuru Kenyatta’s request to participate in the trial by video link. |
| The decision to permit Mr. Kenyatta to skip many long hours of proceedings removes the argument that the trial will seriously impede his ability to function as president. But it is not likely to satisfy Mr. Kenyatta, who has said he wants his trial annulled or, at the very least, postponed by the United Nations Security Council. | |
| The judges decided that he must be present for the entirety of the opening of his trial, a politically awkward episode during which the prosecution will lay out its case and present the details of the criminal charges against him. They said Mr. Kenyatta must also be present during the start of the defense case, during hearings at which victims present their views and concerns, during the delivery of the judgment and at any other session ordered by the judges. | The judges decided that he must be present for the entirety of the opening of his trial, a politically awkward episode during which the prosecution will lay out its case and present the details of the criminal charges against him. They said Mr. Kenyatta must also be present during the start of the defense case, during hearings at which victims present their views and concerns, during the delivery of the judgment and at any other session ordered by the judges. |
| Those guidelines could well amount to more than a few brief visits to the court, because the presiding judge voted against excusing Mr. Kenyatta at all; the two other members of the panel voted in favor of having him attend only crucial sessions. | |
| But it is still uncertain whether the trial will start on Nov. 12 as planned; lawyers said both the prosecution and the defense were likely to appeal the latest rules about Mr. Kenyatta’s attendance. | |
| Members of the African Union, rallied by Mr. Kenyatta, have said they will ask the Security Council to use its power to postpone the trial by one year, although they have not submitted such a request yet. Diplomats had been waiting for the court’s decision before taking their case to the Council, lawyers said. | |
| The trial of Kenya’s deputy president, William Ruto, who also faces charges of crimes against humanity, began last month, and he has been traveling between Kenya and The Hague. The charges are related to violence that rocked Kenya after a disputed election in 2007. | The trial of Kenya’s deputy president, William Ruto, who also faces charges of crimes against humanity, began last month, and he has been traveling between Kenya and The Hague. The charges are related to violence that rocked Kenya after a disputed election in 2007. |