Mr Deputy President William Ruto at his Karen office shortly after ICC
judges terminated a case against him and Joshua Sang. PHOTO | DPPS Summary
- The smiling deputy president was seen answering phone calls but did not address the media.
- His wife Rachel Ruto was also at Karen and was mobbed and hugged by women.
This
is how Deputy President William Ruto reacted after the International
Criminal Court (ICC) declared a mistrial in the case facing him and
former radio journalist Joshua arap Sang.
The message
was posted on his Twitter and Facebook accounts Tuesday evening
following the termination of the case he faced alongside Mr Sang.
Mr
Ruto was with Mr Sang and other leaders in his Karen office and was
seen hugging and shaking hands with those present after the ruling was
delivered.
The smiling deputy president was seen answering phone calls but did not address the media.
His
wife, Rachel Ruto, was also at the Karen office and was mobbed and
hugged by women when the news of termination of the case against her
husband was made.
President
Uhuru Kenyatta and other leaders congratulated Mr Ruto and Mr Sang and
announced that a thanksgiving rally will be held at the Afraha Stadium
in Nakuru on April 16.
ICC judges dismissed the charges
of crimes against humanity, arguing that the prosecution had failed to
present sufficient evidence to convict the suspects.
Judges
Chile Eboe-Osuji and Robert Fremr dismissed the evidence presented by
ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda and freed the DP and the former radio
presenter.
But Judge Olga Herrera Carbuccia disagreed,
arguing that the prosecution's evidence was sufficient to find the
suspects with a case to answer.
Judge Herrera submitted that the prosecution case had not “broken down” to the extent of acquitting the suspects.
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