US EditionAppeals judges order ICC prosecutor to recuse himself from Venezuela investigation
VENEZUELA, AUG 1 – Appeals judges found a conflict of interest due to prosecutor Khan's family ties to Venezuelan government representation, following a 2024 complaint by a human rights foundation.
- On Friday, appeals judges at the International Criminal Court ordered chief prosecutor Karim Khan to recuse himself from the Venezuela investigation due to a conflict of interest involving his sister-in-law representing the Maduro government.
- Amid conflict claims, the Arcadia Foundation filed its removal request in 2024 targeting a conflict of interest in the Venezuela investigation, after the court dismissed its initial complaint in February.
- Facing bias claims, Khan told judges he `could not recall` any discussion with his sister-in-law and did not attend meetings she joined, while pressing ahead with the Venezuela investigation.
- Venezuelan authorities said they wanted to take over the case, halting the investigation, but judges later authorized resuming it in 2023, maintaining the ongoing probe.
- Following a 2018 referral by Argentina, Canada, Colombia, Chile, Paraguay and Peru, the ICC opened its Venezuela investigation in late 2021, focusing on post-2017 election violence.
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The International Criminal Court ordered the removal of the prosecutor's investigation into crimes against humanity in Venezuela by having "reasonable reasons to believe" in a conflict of interest.
By CNN en Español The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday ordered Prosecutor Karim Khan to depart from the case on the human rights situation in Venezuela for possible conflict of interest. “The Appeals Chamber considers that there are grounds to believe that there is a ground for disqualification of the Prosecutor and that the Prosecutor has an obligation, in accordance with rule 35 of the Rules of Procedure and …
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Appeals judges order ICC prosecutor to recuse himself from Venezuela investigation
Appeals judges at the International Criminal Court have ordered chief prosecutor Karim Khan to recuse himself from an investigation into Venezuela, citing a conflict of interest.
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) gave Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan three weeks to move away from the investigation against Nicolás Maduro's regime for crimes against humanity.Read more]]>
The prosecutor's sister-in-law, Karim Khan, was hired as a lawyer by Nicolás Maduro to defend him in the same case that continues against the Bolivarian revolution for crimes against humanity. Read
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) ruled this Friday that Prosecutor Karim Khan must depart from the case Venezuela, after considering that there are “reasonable grounds to believe” that he incurred a conflict of interest. According to the ruling, the judges granted a three-week period for Khan to present his formal excuse, in accordance with Rule 35 of the Rules of Court. The decision follows a request for challenge i…
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