Witness admits lying to get into ICC protection programme
The seventh witness in the trial of lawyer Paul Gicheru (pictured) at the International Criminal Court (ICC) yesterday admitted to having lied to the investigators so that he could get into the Witness Protection Programme.
While being cross-examined by Gicheru’s lawyer Michael Karnavas, the witness, P-0516 admitted that he joined the programme with expectations that he would get support which he did not get.
“You had expectations; not only getting financial support but also to be relocated alongside your family,?” asked Gicheru’s lawyer.
Bad to worse
“Yes, but when I went there, my situation changed from bad to worse,” he replied, admitting that even his wife and children left him during that time.
The witness claimed that after he testified in the Deputy President William Ruto and broadcaster Joshua Sang trial, his situation remained the same as he was still unemployed and feared for his security.
