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Source: Declassified UK
Is the I.C.C.'s Karim Khan Compromised?
The International Criminal Court has done nothing so far to prosecute Israel's war crimes in Gaza. Is it influenced by the UK's funding of the ICC, Khan being the UK’s government's placeman or by US threats to prosecute its officials?
By Tom Coburg | February 5, 2024
Karim Khan. (Photo: ICC)
Now the International Court of Justice has ruled that Israel is "plausibly" promoting genocide in Gaza, the International Criminal Court might be expected to expedite its prosecution of the individuals responsible.
Israel's war crimes and incitements to genocide in Gaza are being documented by independent legal groups.
The ICC itself, which is based in The Hague, has stated that, amid sustained attacks by Israel on Gaza, its investigation into the State of Palestine Situation is "ongoing".
ICC prosecutor Karim Khan added that this "extends to the escalation of hostilities and violence since the attacks that took place on 7 October 2023" – when Hamas attacked Israel.
But nearly four months after this statement last November, no arrest warrants have been issued or, apparently, other actions taken by the ICC.
It was perhaps no surprise, therefore, that in December a number of Palestinian human rights groups refused to meet with Khan, who was on a visit to the region. They accused him of bias in favour of Israel.
Nominated by UK
Khan, a British barrister, was the UK's nominee for ICC prosecutor, though he was not initially shortlisted. His appointment, in February 2021, was mired by controversies over how the election was organised.
When news broke that he was to be the next ICC prosecutor, the Economist commented that the Conservative government was "cock-a-hoop" over his appointment. Khan's election "was surely a sign that Britain still had diplomatic heft", it wrote.
The Foreign Office noted that the appointment of Khan was one of its "key achievements" in 2020/21.
Khan had extensive international legal experience before joining the ICC, including serving as a special adviser at the UN investigating the crimes of Islamic State in Iraq.
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