ICC Disqualifies Prosecutor Karim Khan From Rodrigo Duterte Case

The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court granted a request to disqualify Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan from the case against former president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Roa Duterte, according to a statement.

• ICC Appeals Chamber “is of the view that in the specific circumstances at hand, a reasonable observer could expect the Prosecutor to have formed an opinion that, objectively, could adversely affect his required impartiality in the case”
• NOTE: ICC Prosecutor Steps Down Pending Probe of Alleged Misconduct
• NOTE: Philippines’ Duterte Faces Three Counts of Murder Before ICC

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