THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court held the first public hearing in its new permanent headquarters Tuesday, with prosecutors urging judges not to throw out a crimes against humanity case against Kenya’s deputy president.
The court’s new home — a series of six interconnected blocks hunkered down in the dunes along The Hague’s North Sea coast — may be new, but the challenges facing the world’s first permanent international criminal tribunal remain unchanged — tight budgets, problems securing reliable witnesses and uncooperative governments.
Tuesday’s hearing underscored the problems. It was called to discuss an application made by lawyers for …read more
Source: KXAN
