
BEIJING, Sep 18 β China has called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to heed the pleas of African nations and the African Union with respect to the trials of Kenyan leaders, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said here on Wednesday.
Spokesman Hong Lei made the remarks at a daily news briefing in response to the ICC trials of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto.
βWe have noticed that there are different voices in Kenya on the ICC trials, and that quite a few African nations have raised serious questions about the trials,β said Hong.
President Kenyatta and Deputy President Ruto were elected by Kenyans in a free vote, Hong said, adding that an African Union summit in May urged the ICC to transfer the trials of Kenyan leaders to Kenya.
βWe hope the international community will respect the Kenyan peopleβs choice, and the ICC will heed the advice of African nations and the African Union,β he said.
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