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International court weighs Kenya president’s case

By Toby Sterling
Published February 5, 2014 4:16pm ET
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International court weighs Kenya president’s case
FILE - In this Thursday Dec. 12, 2013 file photo, Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta waves to the crowd as Kenya celebrates 50 years of independence in Nairobi, Kenya. Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court have asked judges not to reject their faltering case against Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta entirely, despite acknowledging they do not have enough evidence to convict him. Defense lawyers have demanded acquittal. Presiding Judge Kuniko Ozaki said the panel hearing the case in The Hague, Netherlands, will not decide the matter Wednesday Feb. 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim, File) | Sayyid Azim

AMSTERDAM (AP) — Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court said Wednesday that Kenya’s government is obstructing the crimes against humanity case against its president by withholding access to crucial documents.

Defense lawyers shot back, saying that the prosecution’s case against President Uhuru Kenyatta has fallen apart for lack of evidence and should be dismissed.

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