EU calls on Kenya to continue their consideration of locally-based judicial mechanisms to complement the ICC investigation

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the decision by the Pre-Trial Chamber of the International Criminal Court to investigate the 2007-2008 post-election violence in Kenya

BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, April 14, 2010/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The EU takes note of the ICC’s decision to investigate the post-election violence in Kenya.

The EU recalls the Government’s public commitments made on several instances to cooperate with the ICC. The EU is a staunch supporter of the ICC as a valuable instrument of the international community to combat impunity for the most serious crimes of concern to the international community as a whole.

The EU calls on Kenya to continue their consideration of locally-based judicial mechanisms to complement the ICC investigation.

In this context, the EU also underlines the importance of an effective and credible national witness protection programme.

SOURCE: European Council