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Karim Khan was disqualified due to potential bias from prior representation of the Philippines Human Rights Commission and involvement with victims' communications, affecting the ICC's only active war crimes case.
- On Oct. 2, International Criminal Court appeals judges disqualified Karim Khan, ICC chief prosecutor, from the war crimes case against Rodrigo Duterte, former Philippines President, granting the defence's request.
- Because Khan had represented the Philippines Human Rights Commission, Duterte's defence argued his involvement with victims' communications created a conflict undermining impartiality.
- Khan previously stepped aside in May amid a U.N. inquiry into alleged sexual misconduct, and Khan's attorneys have denied the allegations while he argued there was "no conflict of interest".
- He has been barred from taking part in the Duterte prosecution, the court's only major active case, while deputy prosecutor Mame Mandiaye Niang now handles it amid sanctions by Washington.
- Beyond the Philippines, the ICC has also issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence chief Yoav Gallant last November, situating Duterte’s March arrest at The Hague within wider investigations.
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ICC judges disqualify ICC prosecutor Khan from Duterte case, court document shows
International Criminal Court (ICC) appeals judges have disqualified chief prosecutor Karim Khan from the war crimes case against former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte due to a possible conflict of interest, according to a copy of the decision seen
ICC judges disqualify ICC prosecutor Khan from Duterte case: Court document
International Criminal Court appeals judges disqualifies chief prosecutor Karim Khan from the war crimes case against former Philippines president Duterte due to a possible conflict of interest.
In a dramatic development for the Principal Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), the Appeals Chamber issued a decision to exclude Karim Khan from the investigation of war crimes committed during the drug war launched by former Philippine President Rodrigo Duarte, due to potential conflicts of interest. This decision, according to global media, comes at a time when the Court is suffering severe United States sanctions and interna…
ICC disqualifies prosecutor from Duterte case
International Criminal Court (ICC) appeals judges have disqualified chief prosecutor Karim Khan from the war crimes case against former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte due to a possible conflict of interest. The ruling is yet another major blow to Khan, who stepped aside in May amid an ongoing UN inquiry into his alleged sexual misconduct. He has now also been barred from taking part in the Duterte prosecution, the only major active case p…
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