Ethiopia: African Union's executive council against ICC's trial of Kenyan president

Published January 13, 2015

Ethiopia's Foreign Ministry spokesman says the African Union's executive council has agreed that the International Criminal Court's charges against President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya are "totally unacceptable."

Dina Mufti said by telephone that the AU feels the trial of Kenyatta will hinder Kenya's fight against terrorism. The council proposed that Africans should deal with cases of genocide through an AU-backed court, and should not be forced to resort to the ICC in The Hague.

Mufti said these points will be presented to African heads of state on Saturday.

Kenyatta faces crimes against humanity charges for Kenya's 2007-2008 postelection violence in which more than 1,000 people died.

Some African officials have indicated their countries may sever ties with the ICC in solidarity with Kenya.

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