For some, Khan’s swift pursuit of indictments and warrants, first for Putin and now for Israeli and Hamas leaders, is a bold display of legal rule that contrasts with the caution of his predecessors. It will put the ICC on the map, they say.
According to U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, the ICC prosecutor is “right to take these actions” against Putin, Netanyahu and Hamas’ leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar. “These arrest warrants may or may not be carried out, but it is imperative that the global community uphold international law,” he said.
There’s also been praise for Khan’s spirited judicial idealism as an ICC prosecutor who isn’t only targeting legal transgressions in Africa — a point Khan himself advertised in his interview, explaining that a senior Western official had warned him the ICC was “built for Africa and for thugs like Putin” — not for the West and its allies.
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