“To Release or not to Release, that is the Question”: Detention Pending Trial at the International Criminal Court after the Gicheru Case

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Chiara Fusari is currently PhD Candidate in International Criminal Law at Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa, Italy. She previously worked as Associate Legal Officer for the Registry of the International Criminal Court.

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“To Release or not to Release, that is the Question”: Detention Pending Trial at the International Criminal Court after the Gicheru Case

March 8, 2021

Diletta Marchesi

Chiara Fusari

On 29 January this year, the Pre-Trial Chamber A of the International Criminal Court (ICC) decided to grant interim release to Paul Gicheru, a lawyer suspected of offences against the administration of justice under Article 70(1)(c) of the Rome Statute, consisting in corruptly influencing ICC witnesses in cases from the Kenyan situation in 2013 (Decision). This…