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Kenyan court: ICC can arrest journalist

By Tom Odula
Published January 31, 2014 9:19pm ET
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Kenyan court: ICC can arrest journalist
FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 18, 2013 file photo, Kenyan journalist Walter Barasa, right, speaks to supporters before attending a court hearing to determine whether authorities will enforce an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant against him, at the Milimani court in Nairobi, Kenya. A Kenyan court Friday, Jan. 31, 2014 refused to stop the arrest of Barasa who is wanted by the ICC for allegedly interfering with prosecution witnesses in the crimes against humanity case against Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto. (AP Photo/Sayyid Azim, File) | Sayyid Azim

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Kenyan court Friday refused to stop the arrest of a journalist wanted by the International Criminal Court for allegedly interfering with prosecution witnesses in the crimes against humanity case against Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto.

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