Friday, January 28, 2011

And The Hits Just Keep Coming

I really don't have to comment on this. It's so appalling that I'll let the article speak for itself.
How anyone could go to Gaddafi for help in a Human Rights quest is beyond the ridiculous. Musyoka is one of the gang of government folks in Kenya who were accused of War Crimes by the ICC. And he doesn't want to go to the Hague for a trial. OMG some things are just too egregious.


Gaddafi backs Kenya's quest for ICC deferral

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has supported Kenya’s intention to request the UN Security Council to call for deferment of its cases at the International Criminal Court.
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Mr Gaddafi said Kenya was an important member of multilateral institutions like the African Union and United Nations and therefore its considered opinion on how to handle her internal affairs should be respected.
“Africa has come of age in the respect of human rights and provision of justice. If Kenya says they want to use local judicial mechanism and demonstrate that this will be so in respect to the suspects of the post-election violence then so be it,” said the Libyan leader.
The Libyan leader who met Kenya’s Vice President Mr Kalonzo Musyoka at his retreat farm in the outskirts of the capital Tripoli said African problems requires African solutions, adding that the continent should only attract international attention in case members are completely unable to handle their internal affairs.
The VP, who was accompanied by Tourism minister Najib Balala and Nominated MP Mohamed Affey said Kenya was committed to the continued implementation of the Rome Statute and recognition of the role the ICC plays in securing respect for human rights and delivery of justice globally.
“All that we are asking is for a deferral to allow the setting up of a local judicial mechanism to try the suspects of the post-election violence. This is the only way we can encourage Kenyans to have faith and trust in the brand new institutions being established under the new constitution," said Mr Musyoka.

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