Appeals Court Rejects Govt Bid to Take Back Cases

The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) confirmed on Tuesday that the crimes against humanity cases of six top Kenyans accused by the ICC are receivable by the Court. It thus rejected a Kenyan motion which argued that the cases were not receivable under the so-called "complementarity rule". The Appeals Court ruling confirms a similar decision delivered by the lower court on May 30, 2011.