Article contributed by Niloufar Pourzand 
This opinion piece by Hasmik Egian and Mouin Rabbani argues that Karim Khan, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, is unfit for his position.
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Khan has prioritized cases referred to the court by the UN Security Council, including Ukraine, while ignoring Palestine.
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Khan's actions have damaged the credibility of the court.
"To anyone paying close attention, Khan’s message was clear.
The “inventory before the Office” that was subject to its review consisted of cases that had not been referred to the ICC by the Security Council and included the two separate “situations” — Palestine and Afghanistan. Both investigations have been vociferously denounced by the United States, and in 2019 Washington revoked Bensouda’s US visa. In 2020, it smacked her and other Court officials with sanctions normally reserved for designated criminals.
While these punitive steps have since been revoked, the US remains opposed to these probes. By prioritizing cases referred only to the Court by the Security Council, Khan was clarifying that other investigations initiated by the Court at the request of either ICC States Parties or the Prosecutor’s office would no longer register on his radar."
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This opinion piece by Hasmik Egian and Mouin Rabbani argues that Karim Khan, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, is unfit for his position.
•
Khan has prioritized cases referred to the court by the UN Security Council, including Ukraine, while ignoring Palestine.
•
Khan's actions have damaged the credibility of the court.
"To anyone paying close attention, Khan’s message was clear.
The “inventory before the Office” that was subject to its review consisted of cases that had not been referred to the ICC by the Security Council and included the two separate “situations” — Palestine and Afghanistan. Both investigations have been vociferously denounced by the United States, and in 2019 Washington revoked Bensouda’s US visa. In 2020, it smacked her and other Court officials with sanctions normally reserved for designated criminals.
While these punitive steps have since been revoked, the US remains opposed to these probes. By prioritizing cases referred only to the Court by the Security Council, Khan was clarifying that other investigations initiated by the Court at the request of either ICC States Parties or the Prosecutor’s office would no longer register on his radar."
Read the full article on PassBlue
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