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Annex A Procedural History

Essential information about the case

This case traces its origins back to 31 March 2009, when Pre-Trial Chamber II, acting

by majority, authorised the Prosecution to start an investigation into the post-

election violence of 2007-8. Proceedings against the two accused started on 15

December 2010, when the Prosecution applied for summonses to appear for Mr

Ruto, Mr Sang, and Henry Kiprono Kosgey.1Following the confirmation process and

hearing, the charges against Mr Ruto and Mr Sang were confirmed on the 23rd of

January 2012, whereas those against Mr Kosgey were rejected by the Pre-Trial

Chamber.

The trial against Messrs Ruto and Sang started on 10 September 2013. Over the

course of 157 trial days, the Trial Chamber heard the testimony of 30 witnesses for

the Prosecution, including 2 expert witnesses. During that time, the Chamber

admitted into evidence 335 exhibits for the Prosecution, 226 exhibits for the Ruto

Defence, and 82 exhibits for the Sang Defence. The Prosecution closed its case on 10

September 2015, exactly two years after the opening of the trial. At the close of the

Prosecutions case, the evidentiary record contained 92 photographs, 27 maps, 77

items of audio/visual material, and over 8,000 pages worth of documentary

evidence. Throughout the trial proceedings, the Trial Chamber, in its different

compositions, rendered over 400 written and oral decisions, the most significant of

which are listed below.

At the close of the Prosecution case, the Chamber admitted into evidence the prior

recorded testimony of five Prosecution witnesses for the truth of their content, but

without taking a definitive position on their evidentiary value, on the basis of Rule

68 (as amended by the Assembly of States Parties on 27 November 2013 in

Resolution ICC-ASP/12/Res.7). Accordingly, the Prosecution relied on this evidencewhen the both the Ruto and Sang Defences argued that there was no case for them to

answer. However, on 12 February 2016, the Appeals Chamber reversed the Trial

Chambers decision. The current decision is thus rendered on the basis of the

evidentiary record as it stood on 10 September 2015, when the Prosecution closed its

case, minus the prior recorded testimony of the five witnesses concerned.

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Chronological list of the key procedural moments and decisions

31 March 2009 Pre-Trial Chamber II: Decision Pursuant to Article 15 of the Rome Statute

on the Authorization of an Investigation into the Situation in the Republic of Kenya, ICC-

01/09-19-Corr

8 March 2011 Pre-Trial Chamber II: Decision on the Prosecutors Application for

Summons to Appear for William Samoei Ruto, Henry Kiprono Kosgey and Joshua Arap

Sang,ICC-01/09-01/11-1

6 April 2011 - Pre-Trial Chamber II: Decision Setting the Regime for Evidence Disclosure

and Other Related Matters,ICC-01/09-01/11-44

7 April 2011 Initial appearance before PTC II ICC-01/09-01/11-T-1

30 May 2011 Pre-Trial Chamber II: Decision on the Application by the Government of

Kenya Challenging the Admissibility of the Case Pursuant to Article 19(2)(b) of the Statute,

ICC-01/09-01/11-101

15 August 2011 Office of the Prosecutor: Amended Document Containing the Charges,

ICC-01/09-01/11-261

30 August 2011 Appeals Chamber: Judgment on the appeal of the Republic of Kenya

against the decision of Pre-Trial Chamber II of 30 May 2011 entitled Decision on the

Application by the Government of Kenya Challenging the Admissibility of the Case

Pursuant to Article 19(2)(b) of the Statute, ICC-01/09-01/11-307 + Dissenting Opinion of

Judge Anita Usacka,ICC-01/09-01/11-336

1-8 September 2011 Confirmation hearing

23 January 2012 - Pre-Trial Chamber II: Decisionon the Confirmation of Charges Pursuant

to Article 61(7)(a) and (b) of the Rome Statute,ICC-01/09-01/11-373

9 March 2012 - Pre-Trial Chamber II: Decision on the Defences Applications for Leave to

Appeal the Decision on the Confirmation of Charges Pursuant to Article 61(7)(a) and (b) of

the Rome Statute,ICC-01/09-01/11-399(

29 March 2012 Presidency: Decision constituting Trial Chamber V and referring to it the

case of The Prosecutor v. William Samoei Ruto and Joshua Arap Sang,ICC-01/09-01/11-406

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24 May 2012 Appeals Chamber: Decision on the appeals of Mr William Samoei Ruto and

Mr Joshua Arap Sang against the decision of Pre-Trial Chamber II of 23 January 2012

entitled Decision on the Confirmation of Charges Pursuant to Article 61(7)(a) and (b) of the

Rome Statute",ICC-01/09-01/11-414

3 October 2012 Trial Chamber V: Decision on victims' representation and participation,

ICC-01/09-01/11-460

23 November 2012 - Trial Chamber V: Decision appointing a common legal representative

of victims,ICC-01/09-01/11-479

28 December 2012 - Trial Chamber V: Decision on the content of the updated document

containing the charges,ICC-01/09-01/11-522+ AnnexICC-01/09-01/11-522-Anx

2 January 2013 - Trial Chamber V: Decision on witness preparation,ICC-01/09-01/11-524+

AnnexICC-01/09-01/11-524-Anx

25 January 2013 Office of the Prosecutor: Updated Document Containing the Charges,

ICC-01/09-01/11-533-AnxA-Corr

25 February 2013 Office of the Prosecutor: Prosecutions Updated Pre-Trial Brief, ICC-

01/09-01/11-625

26 April 2013 Presidency: Decision Replacing a Judge in Trial Chamber V, ICC-01/09-

01/11-706

21 May 2013 Presidency: Decision constituting Trial Chamber V(a) and Trial Chamber

V(b) and referring to them the cases of The Prosecutor v. William Samoei Ruto and Joshua

Arap Sang and The Prosecutor v. Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta,ICC-01/09-01/11-745

18 June 2013 - Trial Chamber V(A): Decision on Mr Rutos Request for Excusal from

Continuous Presence at Trial,ICC-01/09-01/11-777+ Dissenting Opinion of Judge Herrera

CarbucciaICC-01/09-01/11-777-Anx2

9 August 2013 - Trial Chamber V(A): Decision on the Conduct of Trial Proceedings

(General Directions),ICC-01/09-01/11-847

16 August 2013 - Trial Chamber V(A): Decision on the Prosecution's Request to Amend the

Updated Document Containing the Charges Pursuant to Article 61(9) of the Statute", ICC-

01/09-01/11-859

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3 September 2013 - Trial Chamber V(A): Decision No. 2 on the Conduct of Trial

Proceedings (General Directions),ICC-01/09-01/11-900

10 September 2013 Opening of the trial hearings (ICC-01/09-01/11-T-27)

24 September 2013 - Trial Chamber V(A): Decision No. 3 on the Conduct of Proceedings

(Public Redacted Versions of Transcripts of Testimonies Heard in Private Session), ICC-

01/09-01/11-981

25 October 2013 Appeals Chamber: Judgment on the Appeal of the Prosecutor against the

Decision of Trial Chamber V(a) of 18 June 2013 Entitled Decision on Mr Ruto's Request for

Excusal from Continuous Presence at Trial",ICC-01/09-01/11-1066+ Joint Separate Opinion

of Judge Erkki Kourula and Judge Anita UackaICC-01/09-01/11-1066-Anx

12 December 2013 - Trial Chamber V(A): Decision on Applications for Notice of Possibility

of Variation of Legal Characterisation,ICC-01/09-01/11-1122+Annex A

18 February 2014 Trial Chamber V(A: Reasons for the Decision on Excusal from Presence

at Trial under Rule 134quater,ICC-01/09-01/11-1186+ Separate Further Opinion of Judge

Eboe-Osuji to the Reasons for the Decision on Excusal from Presence at Trial under Rule 134

quaterICC-01/09-01/11-1186-Anx

17 April 2014 - Trial Chamber V(A): Decision on Prosecutor's Application for WitnessSummonses and resulting Request for State Party Cooperation,ICC-01/09-01/11-1274-Corr2

20 May 2014 - Trial Chamber (A): Decision No. 4 on the Conduct of Proc eedings (Evidence

and Solemn Declarations in Support of Applications),ICC-01/09-01/11-1312

3 June 2014 - Trial Chamber V(A): Decision No. 5 on the Conduct of Trial Proceedings

(Principles and Procedure on 'No Case to Answer' Motions), ICC-01/09-01/11-1334 +

Separate Further Opinion of Judge Eboe-Osuji,ICC-01/09-01/11-1334-Anx-Corr

11 December 2014 - Trial Chamber V(A): Decision No. 6 on the Conduct of Proceedings

(Interim Redacted Transcripts),ICC-01/09-01/11-1752

9 October 2014 Appeals Chamber: Judgment on the appeals of William Samoei Ruto and

Mr Joshua Arap Sang against the decision of Trial Chamber V (A) of 17 April 2014 entitled

Decision on Prosecutor's Application for Witness Summonses and resulting Request for

State Party Cooperation,ICC-01/09-01/11-1598

4 June 2015 Last day of presentation of the Prosecutions case (ICC-01/09-01/11-T-205)

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19 August 2015 - Trial Chamber V(A): Decision on Prosecution Request for Admission of

Prior Recorded Testimony,ICC-01/09-01/11-1938-Red-Corr+ Separate, Partly Concurring

Opinion of Judge Eboe-Osuji on the 'Decision on Prosecution Request for Admission of Prior

Recorded Testimony',ICC-01/09-01/11-1938-Anx-Red

10 September 2015 Office of the Prosecutor: Notification of closure of the Prosecutions

case,ICC-01/09-01/11-1954

12 January 2016 15 January 2015: Oral Hearing on the Defence No Case to Answer

Motions, ICC-01/09-01/11-T-209-212

12 February 2016 Appeals Chamber: Judgment on the appeals of Mr William Samoei Ruto

and Mr Joshua Arap Sang against the decision of Trial Chamber V(A) of 19 August 2015

entitled Decision on Prosecution Request for Admission of Prior Recorded Testimony,

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