Deputy President William Ruto has yet again expressed his optimism that the case on crimes again humanity facing him and former radio journalist Joshua Sang at the International Criminal Court will crumble.
This comes few days after the prosecution was dealt a huge blow after ICC appellate chamber dismissed the use of recanted evidence in the trial of the duo.
Mr Ruto, who was addressing reporters on Sunday in Gusii stadium, said the Friday’s ruling was the beginning of the vindication process and insisted that truth will be unfolded in due course.
“It was a huge relief for me because those people (witnesses) withdrew their evidence since it was cooked. I am sure we will be vindicated by the court and that’s just a matter of time. Kenyans know that I am innocent and the truth shall be known soon,” he said.
He said the prosecution had fallen shot of optimism and challenged Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda to terminate the cases to avoid humiliation.
“The prosecution indicted some of us based on politics. They never conducted investigations and ended up with wrong people at The Hague. It’s important for Bensouda (Fatou) to terminate the cases if she doesn’t want to lose because I am sure I have no case to answer,” he added.
He defended AU’s stand on withdrawing out of Rome statute and insisted the international court was partial in executing its jurisdictions.
“I don’t support crimes against humanity but sometimes I wonder whether it’s Africans who are involved in murder. We have seen the West killing people and so on. We have to withdraw as a continent from ICC,” he said.