PRESS STATEMENT
JOSHUA K. ARAP SANG
As is already in public knowledge the ICC Prosecutor has made allegations against me to the effect that I was in the year 2007 a member of ODM party, and I continue to be a member. Further that I incited people on post election violence for and on behalf of ODM.
I deny these allegations.
I have now learned that ODM has said they will hire and pay for my legal representation at ICC, presumably because I am a member of the Party.
I have never said I am a member of ODM. The question of my party membership is personal. As a journalist, I keep issues of my party loyalties personal and separate from my calling and vocation in media.
On advise of my advocates Katwa Kigen, Joel Bosek and Philemon Koech I wish to respond as hereunder:-
I. I maintain my innocence against the allegations made by ICC Prosecutor.
II. As a journalist and in my carrier, I have never acted as an agent or instrument of any political party including ODM. I insist on remaining neutral so as to discharge my duties as a journalist.
III. As is known I have already stated that I have limited resources. I welcome any assistance directed at me. I gratefully accept any help that is given to me in good faith and within reason, provided it does not seek to own me, or tilt my objectivity as a journalist or give me a political coloring.
IV. If ODM is acting in good faith then I expect that they will discuss with myself and my advocates possible options of help without prejudice. This far I do not know how they propose to intervene on my behalf. So far ODM has not contacted me personally on the matters they refer to in Press. I am surprised to meet all these issues for the first time through public press statements.
V. I want to trust that ODM is acting in good faith. I will await their communication away from public press, on unconditional basis, and without prejudice to my innocence of the allegations of ICC prosecutor.
Yours Faithfully,
Joshua K. Arap Sang.
25/03/2011
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