A large crowd was waiting for Uhuru
Kenyatta outside the court, as Anna Holligan reports
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has
appeared before the International Criminal Court (ICC) where he faces charges
of crimes against humanity.
He is the first serving head of
state to come before the court in The Hague.
Uhuru Kenyatta appeared relaxed as the hearing got under way
He was called to appear at the ICC
"status conference" when the prosecution said evidence needed to go
ahead with a trial was being withheld.
The charges - which Mr Kenyatta
denies - concern his alleged role in violence following the 2007 elections.
More than 1,000 people died in the
aftermath of the poll.
Mr Kenyatta says the charges against
him are politically motivated and insists that the case should be thrown out.
The prosecution accuses the Kenyan
government of obstructing the investigation.
Packed gallery
The BBC's Anna Holligan in The Hague
says there were chaotic scenes as Mr Kenyatta arrived at the ICC, where a large
crowd was waiting.
The ICC wants him to explain
allegations that evidence against him had been withheld by the Kenyan
government - a claim rejected by Kenyan Attorney-General Githu Muigai, who
appeared before the court on Tuesday.
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