Fatou Bensouda speaks as Karim Khan emerges as her successor

Top lawyer Fatou Bensouda has congratulated Karim Khan over his election as the next prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.

Khan was tapped this week as the top court’s new prosecutor. He is from Britain.

Bensouda in welcoming the development said, according to the ICC: “I congratulate Karim Khan QC on his election as the next ICC Prosecutor.

“I look forward to working with him to ensure a smooth and effective transition to the start of his term in June, taking over the Office’s independent and impartial mandate.”