Karim Khan attends a news conference before the trial of William Ruto and Joshua arap Sang at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague on September 9, 2013. [Courtesy]British barrister Karim Khan, an outsider who cut his teeth as a top international defence lawyer, steps into a political minefield this week when he begins a nine-year term as the top prosecutor at the international war crimes court. Already short of resources, the International Criminal Court is dealing with 14 full-blown investigations and eight preliminary examinations. Karim Khan (L), the lawyer for Abdallah Banda Abakaer Nourain (C) and Saleh Mohammed Jerbo Jamus (R), both suspected of having committed war crimes in Darfur, speaks at the International Criminal Court in The Hague. The international war crimes court in The Hague, Netherlands.

Source: Standard Digital June 16, 2021 11:41 UTC