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| Kenyan deputy president must attend trial, international criminal court rules | |
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| The international criminal court has overturned a decision excusing Kenya's deputy president from attending his trial on charges of orchestrating deadly violence after his country's 2007 election. | The international criminal court has overturned a decision excusing Kenya's deputy president from attending his trial on charges of orchestrating deadly violence after his country's 2007 election. |
| The decision on Friday by appeal judges means William Ruto must appear at his trial but can still be excused by judges on a case by case basis. | |
| The ruling may deepen tensions between the court and African leaders, who accuse it of unfairly targeting their continent. It could also set a precedent for Kenya's president, Uhuru Kenyatta, whose trial on similar charges is scheduled to start next month. | The ruling may deepen tensions between the court and African leaders, who accuse it of unfairly targeting their continent. It could also set a precedent for Kenya's president, Uhuru Kenyatta, whose trial on similar charges is scheduled to start next month. |
| Appeal judges reversed a ruling by trial judges this year that allowed Ruto to miss most of his trial. Prosecutors appealed and Ruto has so far attended much of his case. | |
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