Karim Khan has been voted in as the new prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC) for a period of 9 years.
Mr. Khan was the lead lawyer to Deputy President William Ruto during his case at the ICC where he had been accused of crimes against humanity.
Khan received 72 votes and his election to the post seems to have excited a section of Kenyans especially those leaning towards DP William Ruto.
There have been rumours that some people within the Jubilee government were planning to revive the ICC cases with the aim of fixing DP William Ruto.
In a statement, ICC said:
The Assembly of States Parties elected Mr. Karim Khan (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) as its next Prosecutor. Mr. Khan will assume the post on 16 June 2021.
The Assembly also elected the two Vice-Presidents for the twentieth to the twenty-second sessions of the Assembly, H.E. Mr. Robert Keith Rae (Canada) and H.E. Ms. Kateřina Sequensová (Czech Republic).
The President of the Assembly, H.E. Mr. O-Gon Kwon, concluded his term noting in a pre-recorded statement that “it has been a great honour to serve as President for the last three years. We have faced some interesting times during that period. These included a very heavy agenda of important matters for the future of the Court and the Assembly, and – over the last year – the additional challenges of a global pandemic,” and concluded by reiterating his “sincere gratitude for the support of all stakeholders in [his] time as President of the Assembly”.