ICC prosecutor seeks protection for witnesses of Kenya's poll violence.

Text of report by Murithi Mutiga entitled ''Ocampo writes to judges over threats'' published by Kenyan privately-owned newspaper Daily Nation website on 31 January; subheading inserted editorially

International Criminal Court Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo has written to judges at the pre-trial chamber at The Hague informing them of threats to witnesses who have crucial evidence against suspected masterminds of Kenya's post-election violence.

At least six witnesses are being held in secret locations across the country following a campaign of intimidation and threats allegedly waged in the last few months.

The Sunday Nation first reported the threats issued …