A Kenyan lawyer charged at the International Criminal Court with bribing witnesses in the collapsed trial of President William Ruto six years ago has died, Kenyan media reported on Tuesday.
Citizen Television and Standard Newspapers reported that Paul Gicheru had been found dead at his home in Nairobi's Karen area, citing information from police.
The cause of his death was not immediately known. Police spokesperson Bruno Shioso did not immediately respond to a request for comment.In February, Gicheru denied bribing prosecution witnesses in the case against Ruto and his co-accused, broadcaster Joshua Sang, who were both charged with fomenting ethnic violence after a disputed 2007 election in which 1,200 people died.
Gicheru had been charged with eight counts of offences against the administration of justice. He has faced a maximum of five years in prison or a fine if convicted.Reporting by Humphrey Malalo and George Obulutsa; Editing by Stephen Coates
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