The International Criminal Court (ICC) delayed the trial of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta today, after receiving a request from the prosecutors to delay the trial by 3 months and a request by Kenyatta’s defence to withdraw the case altogether.
A hearing will be held on the 5th of February by the court to hear recommendations from both sides before reaching a decision on a final date for trial.
The court revealed yesterday that, the defence team had filed a confidential request on January 13 asking for the case to be completely dropped. The defence have been ordered to file a public version of the request by Tuesday.