Duterte’s Defense Team Seeks Disqualification of ICC Prosecutor

Duterte seeks ICC prosecutor Karim Khan’s disqualification over 'conflict of interest'

Former President Rodrigo Duterte has asked the International Criminal Court’s Appeals Chamber to bar chief prosecutor Karim Khan from taking any further role in the case against him, citing an “irreconcilable” conflict of interest and an alleged failure to disclose it.

Duterte team wants Prosecutor Khan disqualified for conflict of interest

MANILA, Philippines – Prosecutor Karim Khan, on leave from the International Criminal Court (ICC), supposedly once represented victims of the war on drugs as a private lawyer, which is being used now as a ground to disqualify him from the crimes against humanity case against former president Rodrigo Duterte. “This request to disqualify Mr Khan is grounded in an irreconcilable conflict of interest arising out of his former….representation of….vic…

Duterte’s defense team seeks disqualification of ICC prosecutor

MANILA, Philippines — Former President Rodrigo Duterte’s defense team has requested the International Criminal Court (ICC) Appeals Chamber to disqualify the prosecutor from their client’s case. ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan took leave last May pending investigation by the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services over allegations of sexual misconduct. In a filing to the ICC Appeals Chamber dated August 7, Duterte’s defense team said Khan …

Duterte camp seeks disqualification of ICC prosecutor Khan

Former President Rodrigo Duterte's defense team has asked the Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to disqualify Prosecutor Karim Khan from the case on the ground that he "failed to disclose a grievous conflict of interest."