Shafaqna India: The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has told Japan’s Yomiuri Shimbun he’s received threats from supporters of both Israel and Russia since pursuing charges against their leaders.
In the interview, Karim Khan also referred to pressure from US lawmakers who voted to impose penalties on ICC officials after he sought arrest warrants for Israeli leaders.
“You cannot allow an attack on the court,” Khan said. “Then you have no rules-based system.”
Khan also appealed to Japan to support the court’s work, noting it had been the court’s biggest financial supporter.
The Hague-based ICC was established in 2002 to prosecute individuals for international crimes, including genocide and crimes against humanity.