Story by Chebet Kering‘
William Samoei Ruto ‘s international lawyer who represented him in his trial for crimes against humanity at the Hague Karim Khan has been voted in as the new International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor for a term of 9 years starting June 16.
Parties to the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday elected Britain’s Barister Karim Khan as the new chief prosecutor who won a secret ballot against three other candidates to replace lead prosecutor Fatou Bensouda.
The 123-member Hague-based court, which began work nearly 20 years ago, handles war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and crimes of aggression committed in various regions around the world.
British barrister Karim is best known for heading the United Nations’ special investigative team looking into Islamic State crimes in Iraq.
HISTORY
In his 27-year law career Khan, who is also Queens Counsel, has worked for almost every international criminal tribunal in roles in prosecution, defence and as counsel for victims. At the ICC Khan is best known for being a lead defence counsel who has worked on cases from Kenya, Sudan and Libya.
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