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Ruto's Road to September trial, all systems go

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                                                                                                   Tweet   The international criminal court is on all systems go to begin the lengthy trial of Kenya's Deputy President William Samoei Ruto and Former Radio journalist Joshua Arap Sang in September . According to a press release by The Hague based ICC in April, the Deputy President application to appear via video link seems to have been technically denied and therefore the suspect would appear in person at the ICC trial chamber v. "On 31 March 2010, Pre-Trial Chamber II granted the Prosecutor's request to open an investigation proprio motu in the situation in Kenya, State Party since 2005. Following summonses to appear issued on 8 March 2011 in two separate cases, six Kenyan citizens voluntarily appeared before Pre-Trial Chamber II on 7 and 8 April 2011," the release read in part. Ruto and his Boss Uhuru Kenyatta were confirmed to have a case to battle with on 23 Janua