There is a small piece doing
rounds of former International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Moreno Ocampo
breaking his long silence by apologizing to Kenyans following indictment of
four Kenyans suspects during his tenure as a prosecutor.
In a statement purportedly
leaked by an ICC insider, Moreno who is currently working with International Federation
Association Football (FIFA) as legal officer in Zurich Switzerland, said he was
forced by Western Nations to nail the four suspects, though there was no
convincing evidence to commit them to trial.
Moreno, who is an Argentina
national, said he was particularly cornered by former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan to nail the four suspects, saying he
had no intention of committing them to trial.
Below is an apology letter of
Moreno Ocampo (We cannot confirm this but are working on it. For now have the
letter)
Dear Kenyans
I have
taken so much time thinking about this statement and I have decided to
apologize to the people of Kenya.
When I
was the Chief Prosecutor at the ICC, I came under intense pressure from
countries that were funding my office to do something with the Kenyan violence.
We did investigations, but we could not come up with a watertight case.
But
former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan pressed my office to heavily rely
on statements that had been collected by Justice Waki.
In
addition, he gave me recommendations and names of people who were suspected of
fueling the violence. The initial list had President Mwai Kibaki and Prime
Minister Raila Odinga.
Politically,
it was not viable to indict them, that is why we had to settle on the six. As
of now, I regret why I succumbed to much pressure from the donors to indict the
six Kenyans.
Source:Kenyan dailypost