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British Lawyer Karim Khan Elected Next ICC Prosecutor
(AP) Edith M. Lederer - British lawyer Karim Khan was elected on Friday as the next prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, replacing Fatou Bensouda, whose 9-year term expires in June. Khan currently leads a UN team set up to investigate allegations of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes committed by the Islamic State in Iraq. He has also worked as a prosecutor at the tribunal prosecuting war crimes in former Yugoslavia and crimes against humanity and genocide in Rwanda.