Kenyatta becomes first sitting president to appear at International Criminal Court

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Kenyatta becomes first sitting president to appear at International Criminal Court
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Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday became the first sitting head of state to appear before the International Criminal Court in The Hague to answer questions about his trial for crimes against humanity. Kenyatta is accused of orchestrating post-election violence that killed 1,200 people and displaced 600,000 more in 2007 and 2008. The case has been delayed, partly due to the withdrawal of seven prosecution witnesses some believe were bribed or intimidated. Kenyatta supporters demonstrated outside waving banners saying, "Hands off our prez, he is innocent." Read more at AFP.

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Harold Maass, The Week US
Harold Maass, The Week US

Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.