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'''Karim Khan''' KC is a [[British]] lawyer specialising in international criminal law and international human rights law, who has been Chief Prosecutor of the [[International Criminal Court]] since 2021.<ref>''[https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/02/1084582 "British human rights lawyer elected chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court"]''</ref><ref>https://www.globalresearch.ca/international-criminal-court-icc-prosecutor-karim-khan-compromised/5848665</ref>
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'''Karim Ahmad Khan''' KC is a [[British]] lawyer specialising in working on international criminal law cases. On 12 February 2021, Karim Khan was elected [[Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court]] ([[ICC]]) and took up the post on 16 June 2021.<ref>''[https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/02/1084582 "British human rights lawyer elected chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court"]''</ref><ref>https://www.globalresearch.ca/international-criminal-court-icc-prosecutor-karim-khan-compromised/5848665</ref>.
  
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After his appointment by the [[Secretary-General of the United Nations]], [[António Guterres]], Karim Khan was [[United Nations Assistant Secretary-General]] and acted as Special Advisor and Head of the United Nations Investigative Team to promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by [[Daesh]]/[[ISIL]] in [[Iraq]] (UNITAD), which was established in accordance with [https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/content/sres2379-2017 UNSCR 2379 (2017)] to support national efforts to hold [[ISIL|ISIL (Daesh)]] accountable for acts that may amount to [[war crimes]], [[genocide]], and crimes against humanity in [[Iraq]].
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Khan has significant ties to the [[British deep state]], and the [[FCO|British Foreign Office]] noted that the appointment of Khan was one of its "key achievements" in 2020/21.<ref>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/614c39d9e90e077a2ba1f34e/FCDO_annual_report_and_accounts_2020_to_2021_accessible.pdf</ref> His younger brother [[Imran Ahmad Khan]] is the disgraced former Conservative MP for Wakefield.<ref>''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-61237677 "Imran Ahmad Khan: MP guilty of sexual assault advised Home Office on child sexual exploitation"]''</ref>
  
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On 12 February 2021, Karim Khan was elected Chief Prosecutor of the [[International Criminal Court]] ([[ICC]]).
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==Family background==
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Khan has a family connection to the [[UK Conservative Party]] via his brother [[Imran Ahmad Khan]], an MP (and possibly spook) who in [[2022]] was convicted of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy in 2008. Imran Khan resigned as an MP and was sentenced to 18 months in prison, serving nine<ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-61549531.amp</ref> of these before being released in February [[2023]]. Imran Khan was part of a panel advising the government on [[grooming gangs]].<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/apr/26/ex-tory-mp-guilty-of-molesting-boy-was-on-panel-advising-on-grooming-gangs</ref>
  
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==Ukraine==
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==Education==
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Educated at [[Silcoates School]], Khan received an LLB degree AKC from [[King's College London]].<ref>"Khan, Karim Asad Ahmad, (born 30 March 1970), QC 2011; barrister; a Recorder, since 2018; Chief Prosecutor, International Criminal Court, since 2021." Who's Who & Who Was Who. 1 Dec. 2011</ref> He was called to the Bar of England and Wales by [[Lincoln's Inn]] in 1992. He later attended [[Wolfson College, Oxford|Wolfson College]] at [[Oxford University]] as a Doctoral candidate (D.Phil.)  in law, although he did not complete the course and does not hold a Doctorate. Between 1993 and 1996 Khan was a [[Crown prosecutor|Crown Prosecutor]] at the Crown Prosecution Service of England and Wales, as well as a Senior Crown Prosecutor in 1995.
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==Early Career==
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From 1997, Khan worked as a Legal Officer at the Office of the Prosecutor at the [[International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia|International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia]] (ICTY) between 1997 and 1998. He later was a Legal Adviser at the Office of the Prosecutor at the [[International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda]] (ICTR) until 2000.<ref>https://www.dw.com/en/icc-new-chief-prosecutor-divides-opinions-in-africa/a-57892882 </ref>
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Khan spent several years engaged in leading cases at the International Criminal Court (ICC) and similar courts, covering cases in [[Sudan]], [[Cambodia]],[[Cameroon]], [[Kosovo]] and other places.<ref>https://asp.icc-cpi.int/sites/asp/files/asp_docs/Elections/PRO2020/Karim%20Khan-CV-ENG.pdf</ref>
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Until June 2021, Khan was based in [[Baghdad, Iraq]], and worked as Special Adviser and Head of the Investigative Team for the United Nations Investigative Team for the Promotion of Accountability for Crimes Committed by [[ISIS]]/[[Daesh]]/[[ISIL]] in [[Iraq]] [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNITAD (UNITAD).]<ref>http://www.uniraq.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=10340:mr-karim-a-a-khan-qc-special-adviser-and-head-of-unitad-meets-with-his-eminence-grand-ayatollah-ali-al-sistani&Itemid=605&lang=en</ref>
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==Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court==
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In February 2021, Khan was elected [[Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court]], though he was not initially shortlisted. His appointment, on 16 June 2021, was mired by controversies over how the election had been organised<ref>https://www.globalresearch.ca/international-criminal-court-icc-prosecutor-karim-khan-compromised/5848665</ref>. The [[FCO|UK Foreign Office]] noted that the appointment of Khan was one of its "key achievements" in 2020/21.<ref>https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/614c39d9e90e077a2ba1f34e/FCDO_annual_report_and_accounts_2020_to_2021_accessible.pdf</ref>
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In November 2021, a few months after his appointment as [[Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court|Chief Prosecutor]], Khan announced to the [[United Nations Security Council]] that he intended to limit the [[ICC]]'s investigations to those referred to his office by that Council, whose permanent members include the [[UK]] and [[US]]. Investigations that were not referred in this way would be placed under review. These included those into [[Afghanistan]] and [[Palestine]] that were conducted by his predecessor, [[Fatou Bensouda]], and would also shield the [[war crimes]] committed by [[UK]]/[[US]] forces.<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/law/2017/dec/04/icc-to-continue-investigation-into-claims-of-war-crimes-by-british-troops</ref><ref>https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/iccs-afghanistan-investigation-missing-option</ref>
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===Ukraine===
 
In April 2022, Karim Khan said of the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|war in Ukraine]]: "We have reasonable grounds to believe that crimes within the jurisdiction of the court are being committed."
 
In April 2022, Karim Khan said of the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|war in Ukraine]]: "We have reasonable grounds to believe that crimes within the jurisdiction of the court are being committed."
  
 
Eleven months later, he successfully applied for two arrest warrants alleging [[Vladimir Putin]] and [[Maria Lvova-Belova]] violated two Rome Statute rules against systematic deportation, transfer and hostage-taking.<ref>''[https://www.theguardian.com/law/2023/mar/13/icc-to-issue-first-arrest-warrants-linked-to-russias-invasion-of-ukraine "ICC to issue first arrest warrants linked to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine"]''</ref>
 
Eleven months later, he successfully applied for two arrest warrants alleging [[Vladimir Putin]] and [[Maria Lvova-Belova]] violated two Rome Statute rules against systematic deportation, transfer and hostage-taking.<ref>''[https://www.theguardian.com/law/2023/mar/13/icc-to-issue-first-arrest-warrants-linked-to-russias-invasion-of-ukraine "ICC to issue first arrest warrants linked to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine"]''</ref>
  
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===Gaza===
 
During the [[Gaza War (2023–24)]], ''Business Insider'' reported that a statement by Karim Khan "appeared to suggest" that both [[Israel]] and [[Hamas]] could be prosecuted by the [[ICC]]. On 17 November 2023, Khan stated the [[ICC]] had received a joint request by [[South Africa]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Bolivia]], [[Comoros]], and [[Djibouti]] to investigate alleged [[Israeli]] [[war crimes]].<ref>''[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-773802# "Israel is committing war crimes in Palestinian territories, five nations charge"]''</ref>
 
During the [[Gaza War (2023–24)]], ''Business Insider'' reported that a statement by Karim Khan "appeared to suggest" that both [[Israel]] and [[Hamas]] could be prosecuted by the [[ICC]]. On 17 November 2023, Khan stated the [[ICC]] had received a joint request by [[South Africa]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Bolivia]], [[Comoros]], and [[Djibouti]] to investigate alleged [[Israeli]] [[war crimes]].<ref>''[https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-773802# "Israel is committing war crimes in Palestinian territories, five nations charge"]''</ref>
  
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On 29 December 2023, [[South Africa]] instituted proceedings at the [[International Court of Justice]] alleging [[Israeli]] [[genocide]] against [[Palestinians]] in the [[Gaza Strip]].<ref>''[[Document:South Africa institutes Genocide Convention proceedings against Israel]]''</ref>
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On 29 December 2023, [[South Africa]] instituted proceedings at the [[International Court of Justice]] alleging [[Israeli]] [[genocide]] against [[Palestinians]] in the [[Gaza Strip]].<ref>''[[Document:South Africa institutes Genocide Convention proceedings against Israel]]''</ref> SA’s legal team at the [[ICJ]] are:
 
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dugard John Dugard  SC,] [https://www.doughtystreet.co.uk/barristers/max-du-plessis-sc-associate Max du Plessis SC,] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tembeka_Ngcukaitobi Tembeka Ngcukaitobi SC,] [https://www.thulamela.com/thulamela-members/adila-hassim Adila Hassim SC.]
 
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* Juniors: [https://www.ubunyechambers.co.za/members/sarahpudifinjones Sarah Pudifin-Jones,] [https://za.linkedin.com/in/lerato-zikalala-6564a84a Lerato Zikalala,] [https://za.linkedin.com/in/tshidiso-ramogale-59788132 Tshidiso Ramogale.]
 
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* External: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaughan_Lowe Vaughan Lowe KC] and [https://www.matrixlaw.co.uk/member/blinne-ni-ghralaigh/ Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh KC.]<ref>''[https://twitter.com/franstaar/status/1741470949403165152 "SA's legal team at the ICJ"]''</ref>
 
  
 
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BornKarim Asad Ahmad Khan
30 March 1970
Edinburgh, Scotland
Alma materKing's College London
SiblingsImran Ahmad Khan
Spooky British lawyer who became Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court in 2021.

Karim Ahmad Khan KC is a British lawyer specialising in working on international criminal law cases. On 12 February 2021, Karim Khan was elected Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and took up the post on 16 June 2021.[1][2].

Khan has significant ties to the British deep state, and the British Foreign Office noted that the appointment of Khan was one of its "key achievements" in 2020/21.[3] His younger brother Imran Ahmad Khan is the disgraced former Conservative MP for Wakefield.[4]

Family background

Khan has a family connection to the UK Conservative Party via his brother Imran Ahmad Khan, an MP (and possibly spook) who in 2022 was convicted of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy in 2008. Imran Khan resigned as an MP and was sentenced to 18 months in prison, serving nine[5] of these before being released in February 2023. Imran Khan was part of a panel advising the government on grooming gangs.[6]

Education

Educated at Silcoates School, Khan received an LLB degree AKC from King's College London.[7] He was called to the Bar of England and Wales by Lincoln's Inn in 1992. He later attended Wolfson College at Oxford University as a Doctoral candidate (D.Phil.) in law, although he did not complete the course and does not hold a Doctorate. Between 1993 and 1996 Khan was a Crown Prosecutor at the Crown Prosecution Service of England and Wales, as well as a Senior Crown Prosecutor in 1995.

Early Career

From 1997, Khan worked as a Legal Officer at the Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) between 1997 and 1998. He later was a Legal Adviser at the Office of the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) until 2000.[8]

Khan spent several years engaged in leading cases at the International Criminal Court (ICC) and similar courts, covering cases in Sudan, Cambodia,Cameroon, Kosovo and other places.[9]

Until June 2021, Khan was based in Baghdad, Iraq, and worked as Special Adviser and Head of the Investigative Team for the United Nations Investigative Team for the Promotion of Accountability for Crimes Committed by ISIS/Daesh/ISIL in Iraq (UNITAD).[10]

Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court

In February 2021, Khan was elected Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, though he was not initially shortlisted. His appointment, on 16 June 2021, was mired by controversies over how the election had been organised[11]. The UK Foreign Office noted that the appointment of Khan was one of its "key achievements" in 2020/21.[12]

In November 2021, a few months after his appointment as Chief Prosecutor, Khan announced to the United Nations Security Council that he intended to limit the ICC's investigations to those referred to his office by that Council, whose permanent members include the UK and US. Investigations that were not referred in this way would be placed under review. These included those into Afghanistan and Palestine that were conducted by his predecessor, Fatou Bensouda, and would also shield the war crimes committed by UK/US forces.[13][14]

Ukraine

In April 2022, Karim Khan said of the war in Ukraine: "We have reasonable grounds to believe that crimes within the jurisdiction of the court are being committed."

Eleven months later, he successfully applied for two arrest warrants alleging Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova violated two Rome Statute rules against systematic deportation, transfer and hostage-taking.[15]

Gaza

During the Gaza War (2023–24), Business Insider reported that a statement by Karim Khan "appeared to suggest" that both Israel and Hamas could be prosecuted by the ICC. On 17 November 2023, Khan stated the ICC had received a joint request by South Africa, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Comoros, and Djibouti to investigate alleged Israeli war crimes.[16]

On 29 December 2023, South Africa instituted proceedings at the International Court of Justice alleging Israeli genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.[17]


 

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Document:ICC prosecutor says world leaders 'threatened' him over Israel arrest warrantsArticle5 September 2024News Desk“Target Israel, and we will target you,” US Senators, led by Tom Cotton, warned in the letter. “Such actions are illegitimate and lack legal basis, and, if carried out, will result in severe sanctions against you and your institution.” Senators Mitch McConnell (minority leader), Rick Scott, Tim Scott, Ted Cruz, and Marco Rubio also signed the letter.
Document:To continue the Gaza genocide, Israel and the US must destroy the laws of warArticle31 May 2024Jonathan CookNow, as Netanyahu and Gallant risk being put in the dock at The Hague, Washington is finally finding its resolve to act. Not to stop genocide. But to offer Israel protection to carry on.
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References

  1. ↑ "British human rights lawyer elected chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court"
  2. ↑ https://www.globalresearch.ca/international-criminal-court-icc-prosecutor-karim-khan-compromised/5848665
  3. ↑ https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/614c39d9e90e077a2ba1f34e/FCDO_annual_report_and_accounts_2020_to_2021_accessible.pdf
  4. ↑ "Imran Ahmad Khan: MP guilty of sexual assault advised Home Office on child sexual exploitation"
  5. ↑ https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-61549531.amp
  6. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/apr/26/ex-tory-mp-guilty-of-molesting-boy-was-on-panel-advising-on-grooming-gangs
  7. ↑ "Khan, Karim Asad Ahmad, (born 30 March 1970), QC 2011; barrister; a Recorder, since 2018; Chief Prosecutor, International Criminal Court, since 2021." Who's Who & Who Was Who. 1 Dec. 2011
  8. ↑ https://www.dw.com/en/icc-new-chief-prosecutor-divides-opinions-in-africa/a-57892882
  9. ↑ https://asp.icc-cpi.int/sites/asp/files/asp_docs/Elections/PRO2020/Karim%20Khan-CV-ENG.pdf
  10. ↑ http://www.uniraq.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=10340:mr-karim-a-a-khan-qc-special-adviser-and-head-of-unitad-meets-with-his-eminence-grand-ayatollah-ali-al-sistani&Itemid=605&lang=en
  11. ↑ https://www.globalresearch.ca/international-criminal-court-icc-prosecutor-karim-khan-compromised/5848665
  12. ↑ https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/614c39d9e90e077a2ba1f34e/FCDO_annual_report_and_accounts_2020_to_2021_accessible.pdf
  13. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/law/2017/dec/04/icc-to-continue-investigation-into-claims-of-war-crimes-by-british-troops
  14. ↑ https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/iccs-afghanistan-investigation-missing-option
  15. ↑ "ICC to issue first arrest warrants linked to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine"
  16. ↑ "Israel is committing war crimes in Palestinian territories, five nations charge"
  17. ↑ Document:South Africa institutes Genocide Convention proceedings against Israel
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