International court’s prosecutor to make case at conference in London after Putin warrant issued
Karim Khan, the prosecutor of the international criminal court, will plead on Monday for extra cash to pursue Russian war crimes in Ukraine, including the potential prosecution ofKhan made his dramatic move against the Russian president last week ahead of a conference in London co-hosted by the UK and the Dutch government aimed at raising cash to fund the ICC’s war crimes investigatory work inside.
More than 40 nations are attending the conference hosted by the UK deputy prime minister, Dominic Raab, and the Netherlands’ minister for justice and security, Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius. The UK is providing an extra £395,000 to fund the ICC’s work. The turf war between the ICC and advocates of a special tribunal became more serious when the EU Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, said she supported a dedicated tribunal.
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