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New ICC prosecutor Karim Khan takes on daunting job

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Britain's Karim Khan (left) who on June 16, 2021 starts as prosecutor of the International Criminal Court with a daunting caseload. PHOTO | AFP

By  AFP

The Hague,

Britain's Karim Khan starts Wednesday as prosecutor of the International Criminal Court with a daunting caseload including a probe into Israel and the Palestinians, the most politically fraught file in the tribunal's history.

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