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Justice, in ICC Prosecutor Khan’s case, resides in the reasoning of judges

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 1121 words · By Sareta Ashraph
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What to know about Due Process

Justice, in ICC Prosecutor Khan’s case, resides in the reasoning of judges The Judicial Panel’s conclusion on Mr Khan’s case should not be discarded because some parties find it inconvenient.

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Techniques found 4
Topics 3

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What happened

Justice, in ICC Prosecutor Khan’s case, resides in the reasoning of judges The Judicial Panel’s conclusion on Mr Khan’s case should not be discarded because some parties find it inconvenient.

Why it matters

In January, I was retained by the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, who is facing an investigation into allegations of misconduct and abuse of authority.

Common ground

I was tasked with undertaking a gender-competent analysis of the then-undisclosed evidence collected by the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS), which was tasked by the president of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) with the inquiry.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Fear, Straw Man: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder identified 4 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 90% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
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Appeal to Fear 60% confidence
Building support by instilling anxiety or panic in the audience.
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Straw Man 70% confidence
Misrepresenting an opponent's argument to make it easier to attack.
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Glittering Generalities 80% confidence
Using vague, emotionally appealing phrases ('freedom', 'justice') without specifics.
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “I was retained by the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Karim Khan, who is facing an investigation into allegations of misconduct and abuse of authority.”
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Multiple sources confirm Karim Khan is the ICC Prosecutor and that he has been the subject of misconduct investigations, including allegations of sexual misconduct.
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web search NEUTRAL — The ICC can generally exercise jurisdiction in cases where the accused is a national of a state party, the alleged crime took place on the territory of a state party, or a situation is referred to the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Criminal_Court
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web search NEUTRAL — Empowering global safety and sustainability, the International Code Council (ICC) provides trusted model codes, standards, training, certification and cutting-edge digital tools to strengthen communit…
https://www.iccsafe.org/
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web search NEUTRAL — Official ICC Cricket website - live matches, scores, news, highlights, commentary, rankings, videos and fixtures from the International Cricket Council.
https://www.icc-cricket.com/
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Claim 2: “In March, the judges handed down an 85-page report, in which they recounted and analysed the evidence.”
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While sources confirm a Judicial Panel issued a report, none of the provided evidence specifies that the report was 85 pages long or issued specifically in March.
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web search NEUTRAL — Karim Asad Ahmad Khan KC (born 30 March 1970) is a British lawyer who has served as Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court since 2021. He specialises in international criminal law and internat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karim_Ahmad_Khan
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web search NEUTRAL — Defenders of Karim Khan have claimed that the allegations are part of a smear campaign in response to him seeking arrest warrants against the Israeli prime minister.
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/apr/11/sexual-abuse-cla…
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web search NEUTRAL — - Lawyers for Karim Khan. "If it is the case that this conclusion has instead been set aside, it raises cogent and troubling questions about whether political considerations have been allowed to displ…
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/icc-governing-bureau-to-p…
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Claim 3: “The material collected ran to more than 5,000 pages.”
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The search results provided for this claim are irrelevant (referring to medications in West Virginia and Afghanistan papers) and do not mention the page count of the OIOS report.
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web search NEUTRAL — An even more memorable description of the culture in OIOS however dates from ten years earlier, when a recently resigned Deputy Director told the Sydney Morning Herald: “The culture is one in which th…
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/oios-investigation-icc-prosec…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nationwide, 642,410 pounds of unneeded prescriptions were collected at over 4,000 drop-off sites. West Virginia was part of the DEA’s Louisville Field Division, which covers Kentucky, Tennessee and We…
https://www.wvva.com/2026/05/13/more-than-4000-pounds-medica…
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web search NEUTRAL — the result of a long investigation of the eighteen-year-old war in Afghanistan.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/investigations/…
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Claim 4: “Contrary to what has been reported with regard to the allegation of sexual misconduct, there are no corroborating witnesses.”
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The claim that there are no corroborating witnesses is specifically stated by Sareta Ashraph (Lead Counsel for Khan), but other sources report that allegations exist, and no independent source confirms the absence of witnesses.
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web search NEUTRAL — Karim Asad Ahmad Khan KC (born 30 March 1970) is a British lawyer who has served as Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court since 2021. He specialises in international criminal law and internat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karim_Ahmad_Khan
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web search NEUTRAL — Ashraph is currently serving as Lead Counsel for Karim Khan, the Prosecutor of the ICC, in the ongoing misconduct investigation.Contrary to what has been reported with regard to the allegation of sexu…
https://opiniojuris.org/2026/05/01/an-interview-with-sareta-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Exclusive: Karim Khan denies claims he repeatedly urged alleged victim to disavow allegations against him.International criminal court officials close to Karim Khan say the chief prosecutor may be the…
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2024/oct/27/icc-prosecutor-k…
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Claim 5: “In May, for example, the International Federation for Human Rights and the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice produced an explainer in which it emphasised that the “legal assessment must be conducted by experts and cannot be undertaken by a political body.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding an explainer produced by the International Federation for Human Rights and the Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice in May.
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Claim 6: “The OIOS’s investigation began in November 2024 and ran until December 2025.”
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The provided web results for this claim are irrelevant (referring to the Brooklyn Nets) and do not provide the specific dates of the OIOS investigation.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Brooklyn Nets are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The Nets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn_Nets
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web search NEUTRAL — The official site of the Brooklyn Nets. Includes tickets, news, scores, schedules, statistics, photos and video.
https://www.nba.com/nets/
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 3, 2026 · CBS Sports has the latest Brooklyn Nets news and information, including team scores, stats, highlights and more for the 2025 NBA season.
https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/bkn/brooklyn-nets/
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Claim 7: “I would also lead the drafting of defence submissions to the Judicial Panel, comprising three eminent judges selected by the Bureau of the ASP, the ICC’s executive oversight body.”
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Multiple sources confirm the appointment of a three-judge Judicial Panel by the Bureau to review the evidence and findings regarding Karim Khan.
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web search NEUTRAL — Karim Asad Ahmad Khan KC is a British lawyer who has served as Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court since 2021. He specialises in international criminal law and international human rights la…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karim_Ahmad_Khan
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web search NEUTRAL — findings of an impartial and independent three-judge Judicial Panel appointed by the Bureau that cleared Prosecutor Khan of wrongdoing. The politicised campaign to clear a path to removing Khan has, a…
https://opiniojuris.org/2026/05/01/an-interview-with-sareta-…
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web search NEUTRAL — "That Panel, comprising three highly distinguished international judges and appointed by the Bureau itself, reviewed the entirety of the evidential record over a period of three months and reached a u…
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/icc-governing-bureau-to-p…
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Claim 8: “the judges stated that they were “unanimously of the opinion that the factual findings by OIOS do not establish misconduct or breach of duty under the relevant legal framework”.”
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Multiple independent sources (The Guardian and an exclusive report) quote the exact phrasing that the panel was 'unanimously of the opinion that the factual findings by OIOS do not establish misconduct or breach of duty'.
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web search NEUTRAL — “The Panel is unanimously of the opinion that the factual findings by OIOS do not establish misconduct or breach of duty under the relevant framework,” the panel’s report concluded, according to the s…
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/judges-clear-icc-prosecut…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Judicial Panel was charged with legally characterising any facts found by the OIOS in the course of its investigation. This process, not contemplated in existing court regulations, was designed an…
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/4/14/the-process-of-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The panel unanimously concluded that the UN watchdog’s findings “do not establish misconduct or a breach of duty under the relevant legal framework”. Khan’s lawyers were quick to argue that Khan had b…
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/apr/11/sexual-abuse-cla…
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Claim 9: “the bureau circulated an “OIOS Report Summary”, which did not summarise the concluding operative section of the OIOS report, titled “Findings”, but rather drew from the report’s brief narrative overview in an early section titled “Overview”.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the specific sections ('Overview' vs 'Findings') of the OIOS Report Summary circulated by the bureau.
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Claim 10: “I was tasked with undertaking a gender-competent analysis of the then-undisclosed evidence collected by the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS), which was tasked by the president of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP) with the inquiry.”
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The evidence confirms that the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) conducted an investigation and that the process was linked to the Assembly of States Parties (ASP).
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web search NEUTRAL — UN office in the United Nations Secretariat. Office of Internal Oversight Services. United Nations Headquarters, New York City. Abbreviation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Office_of_Inter…
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web search NEUTRAL — Highlight of recent work. Report on the peace operations activities of the Office of Internal Oversight Services. February 2026. The report provides an overview of OIOS peacekeeping activities during …
https://oios.un.org/
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web search NEUTRAL — I was tasked with undertaking a gender-competent analysis of the then-undisclosed evidence collected by the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS), which was tasked by the preside…
https://www.blog.raed.co/the-process-of-justice-must-be-obse…
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.