International Criminal Court (ICC) suspect lawyer Paul Gicheru was found dead at his Karen home on Monday, September 26, in the early hours of the morning.
According to the family and police report, Gicheru collapsed and died but no further details were obtained.
“He had late lunch and felt unwell and went to bed but he did not wake up,” police said.
He was allegedly discovered unconscious at around 7 o’clock.
“His son too collapsed and was taken to Karen hospital in stable condition,” police added.
Gicheru evaded the warrant of arrest issued on March 10, 2015, but in November 2020, he submitted himself before the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands.
He was charged with crimes against the administration of justice for allegedly corruptly influencing court witnesses.
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He was allegedly said to have improperly engaged witnesses in the case against Deputy President William Ruto, journalist Joshua Arap Sang, and Henry Kosgey.
However, the court terminated the case of President William Ruto and journalist Joshua Arap Sang after they were found to have no case to answer on April 2016.
The prosecution confirmed that lawyer Gicheru bribed witnesses with money and other inducements in exchange for their withdrawal as witnesses or recantation of their prior statements to the prosecution.
The prosecution said they will be presenting evidence of phone records and transactions to confirm that Gicheru acted to prevent witnesses from testifying and coerced them to recant their statements.
Other Kenyans who faced charges of crimes against humanity at the ICC alongside Kenyatta, Ruto, Sang and Kosgei were Francis Muthaura and police chief, Mohammed Ali.
