The African Union Commission (AU) has written to the International Criminal Court (ICC) requesting to be enjoined as a 'friend of the court' in the case against Deputy President William Ruto and journalist Joshua Sang.
AU has asked the court to allow it present independent views regarding the contentious decision to use amended Rule 68 of the Rules of Procedure and Evidence (RPE).
The rule allows Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda to use previously recanted evidence against Ruto.
According to AU, amendments to the RPE as well as provisional rules should not be applied retroactively to the detriment of the person being investigated, prosecuted or convicted.
The decision by the Hague-based court to use recanted evidence has caused an uproar with majority of Kenyan leaders supporting Ruto objecting the move.
In his recent visit to the United States, President Uhuru Kenyatta lobbied for support from the Caribbean countries in a diplomatic effort to rescue Ruto from the ICC case.
Attorney General Githu Muigai also recently sought to represent the government of Kenya as a 'friend of the court'.
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Ruto's case continues to elicit political reactions following a confession by Gatundu South MP Moses Kuria that he was involved in coaching witnesses against the DP with the help of Narc-Kenya party leader Martha Karua.
This has led to exchange of words between the Jubilee and CORD coalition members with each side accusing the other of 'fixing' Ruto in the case.
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