Director of Public Prosecution Keriako Tobiko has opposed journalist Walter Barasa’s bid to stop his extradition to the International Criminal Court, saying, none of his rights had been violated and he will have his day before the ICC judges to defend himself. “Contrary to what he has alleged, Mr Barasa has not demonstrated what prejudice he will suffer if tried at the ICC for offences against the administration of justice. His claims that the ICC will engage in illegal and unprocedural tactics to secure his conviction has no legal reasoning,” He said. He termed Mr Barasa’s contention that the offences he is accused of can be tried in Kenya as baseless and unfounded, arguing that there is no complainant in Kenya since no complaint or investigations had been filed against him. The assistant DPP also described Parliament’s move to withdraw Kenya from the ICC Treaty as inconsequential, saying, the country will have to meet its obligations to the treaty on decisions made before its exit. He accused Mr Barasa of putting the cart before the horse by demanding documents supplied by ICC to support the request for his arrest, arguing that it will set a bad precedent since it will make any person under investigation to demand documents even before proceedings begin.
Posted on: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 09:14:21 +0000
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