Gicheru’s ICC case faces fresh hurdle in pre-trial appeal
Kenyan lawyer Paul Gicheru makes his first appearance before the ICC on November 6, 2020, before Judge Reine Adélaïde Sophie Alapini-Gansou of Pre-Trial Chamber A.
The 22-page appeal drawn by Principal Counsel of the OPCD, Xavier-Jean Keïta, in Dakar, Senagal, will determine whether the basis for the current proceedings is legally sound.
The Appeals Chamber’s decision will also set a precedent for any future proceedings to be conducted on the basis of the provisional rule.
The Office of Public Counsel for the Defence (OPCD) at the International Criminal Court (ICC) has formally lodged an appeal against the hearing of lawyer Paul Gicheru’s case by a single-judge bench at the pre-trial stage.
The appeal, if successful, means Mr Gicheru, may have to wait longer as the process of his trial is likely to start afresh.
